Active clinical trials for "Melanoma"

Generally, French studies concerned with the quality of life of cancer patients focus on the period of treatment (up to 2 years post diagnosis). However, studies about quality of life "after" cancer are relatively rare (= long-term quality of life, or from 5 years post diagnosis). These studies mainly concern the most common cancers (breast and prostate). Or changes in quality of life after treatment could be different depending on the type of cancer. In addition, there is a significant influence of sociodemographic variables on the quality of life in remission. Similarly using remote diagnostics, quality of life questionnaires related to health, must be reassessed because too often developed for situations in process. Based on these findings, "ELCCA II" study proposes to study for five years, the evolution of the impacts of two types of cancer (breast and melanoma) on quality of life (overall and related to the subjective health), socioeconomic status, and behavioral and emotional dimensions (post-traumatic development, coping, anxiety-depression) of those treated.

Since 2013, therapeutic care of metastatic melanoma (MM) has greatly improved, especially thanks to BRAF and MEK targeted therapies. The efficacy of these treatments that are now used daily at first line for BRAF mutated MM is widely approved. Their toxicities, in monotherapy or in association, are also well-known: fever, arthralgias, digestive disorders, cutaneous rash, fatigue, photosensitivity, alopecia, cutaneous hyperkeratosis, squamous cell carcinomas, keratoacanthomas, de novo melanomas… However, onco-dermatologists are more and more faced with MM of elderly patients. Indeed, life expectancy continues to increase and the over-75-year-old age group is becoming larger. These patients are still active but much more vulnerable. Nevertheless, there is no data in the literature for this fragile population except the MM pivotal studies subgroups of those over 65-year-old. The results vary with different regimens. Therefore, there is a wide lack of information that could help make a therapeutic decision, inform patients, prevent or treat side effects of BRAF and MEK inhibitors in elderly patients

This study will collect real-world data from advanced melanoma diagnosis through most recent visit and data sourced from patient medical records following a 2-part study design consisting of a random sample (Part 1) and an oversample (Part 2).

This is an open bi-centric prospective non-randomized study in patients with metastatic melanoma treated with a first line treatment of Nivolumab +/- Ipilimumab. The aim of the study is to characterize the immune cells modulations under anti-PD-1 +/- anti-CTLA4 and identify the differences between responder and non-responder patients.

This study evaluates the different patterns of care for patients who have unresectable or metastatic melanoma. The dosing, duration, regimen, indication, and treatments will be observed. The survival rate of these patients will also be observed.

Comparison of the concordance of albumin nanocolloid and Lymphoseek® in the detection of lymph nodes of primary and secondary stage drainage by performing two lymphogammagrams

Open prospective clinical trial to develop the computer software (Intelligent prognostic system) for predicting the efficacy of anti-PD-1 immunotherapy of melanoma patients in routine practice

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the use of hydrochlorothiazide is associated with an increased risk of skin cancer compared with the use of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors. More specifically, the investigators will assess the risk of non-melanoma and melanoma skin cancer. The investigators hypothesize that the use of hydrochlorothiazide is associated with an increased risk of skin cancer compared with ACE inhibitors. The investigators will carry out separate population-based cohort studies using administrative health databases from seven Canadian provinces and the United States. The study cohort will be defined by the initiation of hydrochlorothiazide or an ACE inhibitor, with follow-up until an incident diagnosis of non-melanoma or melanoma skin cancer. The results from the separate sites will be combined to provide an overall assessment of the risk of non-melanoma and melanoma skin cancer in users of hydrochlorothiazide.

Proton beam irradiation is the treatment of choice for uveal melanomas. It has favorable results in causing tumor regression while preserving the eye. Optic neuropathy has emerged consistently as an irreversible cause of visual loss in proton beam irradiated eyes. No neuroprotective strategies are available at present. Citicoline is a choline agent precursor available as a dietary supplement. Citicoline conferred acute neuroprotection and enhanced neuroplasticity in experimental stroke models. In ophthalmology, citicoline has demonstrated a significant action in improving retinal and cortical responses in patients with optic nerve diseases (glaucoma, ischemic optic neuropathy). Citicoline also exhibits a very low toxicity profile in humans. The purpose of the study is to demonstrate whether daily oral administration of citicoline in patients treated for uveal melanomas with proton beam therapy, prevents or delays the occurrence of radiation optic neuropathy. Changes in visual acuity, Pattern ERG and visual evoked potentials are measured. The tolerability/safety of the product is also evaluated.

The investigators will design a curriculum for visual screening for melanoma and skin biopsy procedure, based on the mastery learning model, using simulators and web-based didactic instruction for medical students and internal medicine residents. This requires having a skin simulation model that presents a range of lesions from benign nevus to atypical nevus to melanoma in a distribution and density that mimics the clinical findings of those with 2 skin tones: fair-skin non- Hispanic white and Hispanic.