Active clinical trials for "Melanoma"

A diagnostic sensitivity study comparing intradermal indocyanine green (ICG) and near infrared fluorescence imaging (NIRFI) with intradermal technetium 99m and traditional lymphoscintigraphy (LS) for transcutaneous identification of sentinel lymph nodes (SLN) in malignant melanoma - a prospective Phase II clinical study in a single center.

This is a single arm, multicenter, open label, and non-randomized clinical study on adult participants with unresectable or metastatic melanoma. The study will be conducted in two phases. Pre-screening phase will assess the BRAF V600 mutation in a new mutation analysis triggered by a mutant plasma cfDNA test result. Treatment phase will assess the clinical outcome for the participants treated with vemurafenib plus cobimetinib. The length of the study will be approximately 38 months.

This pilot clinical trial studies isolated limb perfusion with melphalan in treating patients with stage IIIB-IV melanoma or sarcoma. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as melphalan, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Heating a chemotherapy solution and infusing it directly into the arteries around the tumor may kill more tumor cells.

The objective of this study is to determine if fluorescence lymphangiography can be used alone to localize sentinel nodes in patients with melanoma or breast cancer. The hypothesis is that sentinel nodes can be identified using only indocyanine green (ICG) and fluorescence lymphangiography, without the need for technetium99 and a gamma probe.

Prospective, single-arm, cross-sectional, study to establish the effectiveness of MIAA to detect melanoma in pigmented lesions, compared to gold standard histological determination.

The investigators propose the use of functional photoacoustic microscopy (fPAM) to evaluate both benign and malignant pigmented lesions for tumor depth. Through fPAM analysis followed by histological examination, the investigators anticipate that they will be able to non-invasively determine tumor depth of pigmented lesions (moles and melanoma). In melanoma, tumor depth (Breslow's depth) is not only an important prognostic indicator, but also directs surgical treatment. The ultimate goal is to develop a sensitive clinical tool that will allow non-surgical evaluation of pigmented lesions, which eventually, will aid in melanoma diagnosis and management - potentially an earlier and more definitive surgical management. In addition, the investigators propose to use the combination of fPAM and single-cell PAM to respectively image CTCs in trunk vessels and cuticle capillaries. Based on the investigators' murine models, the investigators anticipate that they will be able to differentiate CTCs from other blood cells and reliably calculate CTC concentration in a non-invasive manner. CTC concentration has been demonstrated to be a valuable indicator of a melanoma's metastatic potential and a potential tool in evaluating treatment efficacy. The ultimate goal is to develop a sensitive imaging device that will allow accurate evaluation of the risk of melanoma recurrence and metastases, that may facilitate treatment monitoring.

The overall purpose of this study is to test the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a family-focused behavioral intervention ("FLARE", which stands for Family Lifestyle Actions and Risk Education) that aims to improve adherence to melanoma preventive behaviors among children at elevated risk for the disease.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether GSK1120212, a MEK inhibitor, is an effective and safe treatment for cancer subjects with metastatic uveal melanoma and mutation-positive GNAQ or GNA11 metastatic melanoma.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety of combination therapy with vemurafenib and trientine in patients with BRAF mutated metastatic melanoma. Vemurafenib is a drug that is currently approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to treat adult patients with melanoma that has spread to other parts of the body or cannot be removed by surgery. It can only be used in patients whose cancer has a change (mutation) in the "BRAF" gene. Preclinical data suggests that use of a copper chelator (reducer) is a strategy to block cellular signaling activity which would result in anti-tumor effects (slow tumor growth). Trientine is a copper chelator and is FDA approved for the treatment of Wilson's disease (a disease of copper metabolism) and is generally well tolerated. It works by binding to copper to help remove it from the body. Trientine is not FDA approved for the treatment of melanoma and its use in this study is investigational. "Investigational" means the study drug is still being tested in research studies. All patients will receive vemurafenib at 960mg PO twice daily with continuous dosing in combination with trientine in escalating doses. The dose of trientine will depend on what portion of the study. In order to participate in the study, patients must test positive for the change (mutation) in the BRAF gene.

1.1. Primary Objectives 1. To determine if nab-paclitaxel and temozolomide can be combined with full dose of bevacizumab for the therapy of patients with newly diagnosed brain metastases of metastatic malignant melanoma. To define the MTD of the combination (Phase I component). To determine progression free survival (Phase II component). 1.2. Secondary Objectives To separately evaluate the response rate and duration of both the brain and extra-cranial systemic metastases. To define the toxicity of the regimen. To tabulate the toxicity of the radiotherapy to the brain and compare with known toxicities of radiotherapy to the brain in melanoma and brain metastases. To use the data generated to plan definitive controlled clinical trials of the combination. To determine the overall response rate (Phase II component).