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Intraocular MelanomaNCT00952939

Study of Tumor Samples in Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy or Surgery For Primary Melanoma of the Eye

An observational study of Intraocular Melanoma, run by Case Comprehensive Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

RATIONALE: Studying samples of tumor tissue from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in DNA and identify biomarkers related to cancer. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Intraocular Melanoma
What is being tested?
fluorescence in situ hybridization, laboratory biomarker analysis and fine-needle aspiration
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
How many people
150 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Mar 2009to Feb 2014
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Primary Care Clinic

Who may be able to join

  • Patients must have a clinical diagnosis of melanoma of the iris, ciliary body and/or choroids
  • Patients must have had a hepatic ultrasound and/or other suitable imaging studies to eliminate metastatic disease
  • Patients must not have received any local or systemic therapy for uveal melanoma
  • All patients must be informed of the investigational nature of this study and must provide written informed consent in accordance with institutional and federal guidelines. A copy of the informed consent document signed by the patient must be given to the patient
  • Patients must have the following pretreatment laboratory findings:
  • Bilirubin (total) </= 1.5 ml/dl
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  • AST </= 2 x normal
  • ALT </= 2 x normal
  • Alkaline phosphatase </= 2 x normal

Who cannot join

  • Patients with metastasis
  • Patients under the age of 18

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44195

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About this study

Official title: Prognostication of Uveal Melanoma by Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) and Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization (FlSH)

RATIONALE: Studying samples of tumor tissue from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in DNA and identify biomarkers related to cancer.

PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying tumor samples in patients undergoing surgery or radiation therapy for primary melanoma of the eye.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

  • To establish the feasibility of using fine needle aspiration (FNA) and FISH to determine tumor genotype in patients with primary uveal melanoma.

Secondary

  • To characterize ophthalmic complication rate of FNA for FISH analysis in patients undergoing plaque radiotherapy.
  • To estimate disease-free survival in patients with and without tumor monosomy 3 and/or 8q amplification.
  • To explore the relationship between tumor monosomy 3 and 8q amplification and plasma levels of tumor immune escape and invasion biomarkers (e.g., circulating granulysin, beta2-microglobulin, autotoxin, lysophosphatidic acid, matrix metalloproteinase-7, tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase, and soluble E- cadherin).
  • To explore the psychological impact of prognostication in uveal melanoma.

OUTLINE: Patients undergo plaque radiotherapy, enucleation, or tumor resection based upon standard of care guidelines.

Trans-scleral fine needle aspiration (FNA) is performed at the time of plaque radiotherapy and ex vivo FNA is performed on enucleation and tumor resection specimens. Tissue samples are analyzed by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). Blood samples are also collected for further analysis.

After completion of study therapy, patients are followed up periodically.

Being tested
fluorescence in situ hybridization, laboratory biomarker analysis, fine-needle aspiration, therapeutic conventional surgery, Questionnaires
Keywords
ciliary body and choroid melanoma, small size, iris melanoma, intraocular melanoma, ciliary body and choroid melanoma, medium/large size
Medical subject headings
Uveal Melanoma

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • fluorescence in situ hybridizationGenetic

    At time of surgery

  • laboratory biomarker analysisOther

    At time of surgery

  • fine-needle aspirationProcedure or surgery

    At time of surgery

  • therapeutic conventional surgeryProcedure or surgery

    At time of surgery

  • QuestionnairesOther

    Also called Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Decision Regret Scale, The MINI (a structured psychiatric interview)

    The MINI (a structured psychiatric interview) will be administered to all patients that had a pre or post-operative HADS score for suggestive or probable depression or anxiety. A semi-structured interview would be administered to those patients who had some or full decision regret pre-operatively. After completion of the interview, the MINI, a structured psychiatric interview, will be administered.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Number of patients that have Disease Free Survival (DFS) with primary uveal melanoma with and without high-risk genotypes

    DFS will be measured from the date of initial treatment to the date of documented recurrence or death. It will be summarized using the method of Kaplan and Meier.

    Measured: 2 years

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Number of patients with adverse events to determine ophthalmic complication rate of FNA for FISH analysis in patients undergoing plaque radiotherapy.

    To characterize ophthalmic complication rate of FNA for FISH analysis in patients undergoing plaque radiotherapy.

    Measured: 2 years

  2. The rate that sufficient tissue can be obtained by FNA.

    Determine if sufficient material for FISH analysis can be obtained by transscleral FNA, a diagnostic procedure performed for a variety of clinical indications in patients with eye abnormalities.

    Measured: 2 yrs

  3. distribution of particular markers at specific timepoints

    Plasma will be analyzed for circulating granulysin, beta2-microglobulin, autotoxin, lysophosphatidic acid, matrix metalloproteinase-7, tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase, and soluble E-cadherin.

    Measured: at baseline, multiple time points up to 2 years

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted6 Aug 2009 (estimated)
  2. Study startMar 2009
  3. Primary completionSep 2012
  4. Study completionFeb 2014

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Case only
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
150 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00952939
Sponsor's protocol ID
CASE5608
Other IDs
P30CA043703, CASE5608, CASE 5608-CC666
Status last verified
Jan 2015
First submitted
5 Aug 2009
Last updated
30 Jan 2015
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Intraocular Melanoma, run by Case Comprehensive Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 9 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 30 Jan 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Number of patients that have Disease Free Survival (DFS) with primary uveal melanoma with and without high-risk genotypes (time frame: 2 years). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 30 Jan 2015.

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