S9431: Studying Genes and Immune Response in Tumor Samples From Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Melanoma

NCT ID: NCT00898183

Last Updated: 2018-06-28

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

91 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

1996-11-30

Study Completion Date

2007-02-28

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Studying samples of tumor tissue and blood from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in DNA and identify biomarkers related to cancer. It may also help doctors predict how patients will respond to treatment.

PURPOSE: This laboratory study is assessing genes and immune response in tumor samples from patients with locally advanced or metastatic melanoma.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES:

* Characterize the frequency of non-random cytogenetic abnormalities in regional and distant melanoma metastases and explore their association with clinical outcome of patients with metastatic melanoma.
* Characterize the frequency of specific genetic alterations at either the DNA, mRNA, or protein level and explore the association of these abnormalities with clinical outcome in these patients.
* Characterize the host immunologic response to metastatic melanoma by determining whether the in vivo pattern of cytokine expression is consistent with specific subsets of T helper cells within melanoma deposits and to explore whether host immunologic response varies based on the site of metastatic disease and/or correlates with clinical outcome in these patients.
* Obtain peripheral blood, sera, and paraffin embedded tumor blocks from these patients.
* Correlate the most prevalent gene copy alteration observed in metastatic disease with the risk of progression in tissue samples from patients registered on SWOG-9035 (primary melanoma).

OUTLINE: Fresh and snap frozen tumor tissue samples are obtained from biopsy or surgical procedures in the coordinated study. Specimens undergo mRNA and DNA analysis of tumor-related genes and cytokine gene expression. Peripheral blood samples are obtained and processed for sera and mononuclear cell testing. Tumor tissue samples embedded in paraffin or on unstained slides are also obtained.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 120 patients will be accrued for this study within 3-4 years.

Conditions

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Melanoma (Skin)

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Interventions

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gene expression analysis

Intervention Type GENETIC

polymorphism analysis

Intervention Type GENETIC

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Concurrent enrollment on SWOG-9430 (FISH analysis)

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age

* Not specified

Performance status

* Not specified

Life expectancy

* Not specified

Hematopoietic

* Not specified

Hepatic

* Not specified

Renal

* Not specified

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

* Not specified

Chemotherapy

* Not specified

Endocrine therapy

* Not specified

Radiotherapy

* Not specified

Surgery

* Not specified

Other

* Not previously enrolled on SWOG-9431
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group

NETWORK

Sponsor Role collaborator

SWOG Cancer Research Network

NETWORK

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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David M. Gustin, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

University of Chicago

John M. Kirkwood, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

University of Pittsburgh

References

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Moore SR, Persons DL, Sosman JA, Bobadilla D, Bedell V, Smith DD, Wolman SR, Tuthill RJ, Moon J, Sondak VK, Slovak ML. Detection of copy number alterations in metastatic melanoma by a DNA fluorescence in situ hybridization probe panel and array comparative genomic hybridization: a southwest oncology group study (S9431). Clin Cancer Res. 2008 May 15;14(10):2927-35. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-07-4068.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 18483359 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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SWOG-9431

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

U10CA032102

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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CDR0000078645

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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