Storage and Research Use of Human Bio-specimens From Melanoma Patients and Clinical Testing for Assignment of Treatment

NCT ID: NCT01205815

Last Updated: 2025-09-19

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

3000 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-06-03

Study Completion Date

2027-06-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this research is to identify biological characteristics occurring in the initiation and progression of melanoma.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Melanoma

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

OTHER

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Interventions

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Tissue and blood collection

Tissue will be obtained from a previous biopsy if available, or if unavailable, tissue will be collected from a scheduled biopsy. About3-4 teaspoons of blood will be collected.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Pathologically-proven diagnosis of melanoma.
* Patient must have a test or procedure that has the potential to provide left-over tissue that can be banked for future research purposes OR the patient has already had a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure but who has not yet been approached to participate is also eligible.

Exclusion Criteria

* Any patient with significant contraindications to venipuncture (e.g., severe anemia) will be excluded from blood collection procedures. However, if the patient provides consent and a paraffin-embedded block or 10-15 unstained slides of their tissue diagnosis, they will not be excluded from this protocol.
* Any patient unable or unwilling to provide consent.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Douglas Johnson

Associate Professor of Medicine

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Douglas Johnson, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

Locations

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Vanderbitl-Ingram Cancer Center

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Vanderbilt-Ingram Service for Timely Access

Role: CONTACT

800-811-8480

Facility Contacts

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Vanderbilt-Ingram Service for Timely Access

Role: primary

800-811-8480

References

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Yan C, Saleh N, Yang J, Nebhan CA, Vilgelm AE, Reddy EP, Roland JT, Johnson DB, Chen SC, Shattuck-Brandt RL, Ayers GD, Richmond A. Novel induction of CD40 expression by tumor cells with RAS/RAF/PI3K pathway inhibition augments response to checkpoint blockade. Mol Cancer. 2021 Jun 6;20(1):85. doi: 10.1186/s12943-021-01366-y.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 34092233 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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http://www.vicc.org/ct/

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Find a Clinical Trial

Other Identifiers

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VICC MEL 09109

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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