Active clinical trials for "Melanoma"

We want to test if an association between sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLBN) and a systemic inflammatory response can be made.

The study investigates if a computer-based clinical decision support tool for skin cancer may improve the diagnostic accuracy of general practitioners (GPs). The aim of the program is to help GPs increase their diagnostic accuracy, in particular regarding the selection of suspicious skin lesions that need biopsy or referral to specialist health care for further assessment. Half of the physicians in the trial will have the clinical decision support tool available during consultations, while the other half has no such tool available. We hypothesize that general practitioners using the clinical decision support tool will have a higher number of correct classifications of skin lesions compared to doctors without the tool.

The purpose of this study is to assess the dosimetric properties of the positron emission tomography (PET) imaging probe 18F labeled Picolinamide (18F-P3BZA) and preliminarily evaluate its diagnosis value in melanoma patients.

Uveal Melanoma is a rare cancer with approximately 3,000 cases diagnosed in the US every year. Nearly half of these experience spread of their cancer outside the eye. The DecisionDx-UM gene expression test classifies an individual's tumor as low risk (class 1) or high risk (class 2) of spreading. This study is being done to collect information about how physicians are using the DecisionDx-UM results to design individual treatment plans. It will also track outcomes or the uveal melanoma population that received DecisionDx-UM testing.

The purpose of this research study is to determine if a very sensitive chemistry lab analyzer can be used to smell a skin cancer (like melanoma) similar to some dogs.

The goal of the study is to understand the treatment patterns for immunotherapy agents and BRAF/MEK inhibitors used in the treatment of advanced melanoma

The aim is to conduct a single centre retrospective study of all patients with stage IV melanoma that underwent surgery for metastases at Sahlgrenska University Hospital between 2010-01-01 and 2018-12-31. Pre- and postoperative data will be collected from digital medical records, the Swedish Cancer Registry, the Swedish Cause of Death Register as well as from the national Swedish cancer patient database (INCA). If needed, patient records will be collected from other hospitals. Results will be presented in written format as a summary and analysis of the characteristics of the cases operated on during the inclusion period. The aim is to identify predictive and prognostic factors for outcome and complications in the surgical treatment of stage IV metastatic melanoma.

The purpose of this Treatment Plan is to allow access to trametinib and dabrafenib for eligible high-risk BRAF mutation-positive patients in the adjuvant treatment of melanoma after surgical resection. The patient's Treating Physician should follow the suggested treatment guidelines and comply with all local health authority regulations.

This is a multi-centric translational study with biological samples collection. The aim of this study is to validate a method to detect BRAFV600 in blood samples. Samples: Blood from patients with BRAFV600 metastatic melanoma collected following standard medical practice. The treatment is not the aim of the study. Patients can be treated either with specific or no-specific drug.

This pilot study intends to investigate a new biopsy technique that will decrease the incidence of tumor cells in the biopsy tract.