Minimally Invasive Groin Dissection for Melanoma

NCT ID: NCT01500304

Last Updated: 2018-03-23

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

88 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-06-30

Study Completion Date

2015-12-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this this study is to determine if a structured educational training program is successful in teaching surgeons a new operative technique. It will then be determined if this new operative technique is safe.

Detailed Description

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This study is a multi-center, Phase 1 clinical trial to determine the safety and feasibility of minimally invasive inguinal lymph node dissection for patients with melanoma. Licensed surgeons who have undergone special training, including a course at the Mayo Clinic Rochester in minimally invasive lymph node dissection (MILND) will perform the new procedure at their home institutions. The study will characterize the learning curve of MILND in the clinical setting, and evaluate the safety of the new operative technique.

The hypotheses for this study are: 1) minimally invasive groin dissection is a safe procedure. 2) a structured educational training program is a feasible and effective method to train practicing surgeons in this novel procedure and 3) pre-course generic laparoscopic technical skills correlate with minimally invasive superficial groin dissection performance in a clinical setting, including operative oncologic standards and safety metrics.

Conditions

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Melanoma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Minimally invasive surgery

Minimally invasive inguinal lymph node dissection is a 10-step technique to provide novel inguinal lymph node staging and treatment.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Minimally invasive inguinal lymph node dissection

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Operative intervention will be a minimally invasive inguinal lymphadenectomy, which is a three trocar technique to the inguinal dissection, that respects the same anatomic boundaries as the conventional open procedure

Interventions

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Minimally invasive inguinal lymph node dissection

Operative intervention will be a minimally invasive inguinal lymphadenectomy, which is a three trocar technique to the inguinal dissection, that respects the same anatomic boundaries as the conventional open procedure

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Other Intervention Names

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SAFE MILND

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Malignant melanoma present in an inguinal nodal basin requiring superficial inguinal lymph node dissection.
* Plan for superficial inguinal dissection alone or combined superficial inguinal and deep pelvic node dissection is acceptable.
* Clinical or radiographic evidence of superficial inguinal lymph node disease or a prior positive single lymph node biopsy of the superficial inguinal basin as an indication for superficial inguinal lymph node disease is acceptable.
* Patients must be Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 or 1 and be healthy enough to undergo a general anesthetic (no epidural or spinal anesthetics).
* Female patients of child bearing age must have a negative pregnancy test, be surgically sterile or post-menopausal greater than 1 year.
* Patients must be able to return to surgical facility for 30 and/or 90 day (+/- 20 days) for follow-up appointment.

Exclusion Criteria

* Prior ipsilateral superficial inguinal lymph node dissection
* Invasion or ulceration of inguinal nodal disease into the overlying skin
* Prior radiation therapy to the same regional nodal basin.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Mayo Clinic

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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James W. Jakub

Breast and Melanoma Surgery Section Head

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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James Jakub, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Mayo Clinic

Locations

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Mayo Clinic in Arizona

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Site Status

John Wayne Cancer Institute

Santa Monica, California, United States

Site Status

Mayo Clinic in Florida

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Site Status

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

Tampa, Florida, United States

Site Status

Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Duke University Medical Center

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

MetroHealth Medical Center

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Site Status

The Ohio State University Medical Center

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Fox Chase Cancer Center

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

University of Wisconsin

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Jakub JW, Reintgen DS, Shivers S, Pendas S. Regional node dissection for melanoma: techniques and indication. Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2007 Jan;16(1):247-61. doi: 10.1016/j.soc.2006.10.012.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 17336247 (View on PubMed)

Abbott AM, Grotz TE, Rueth NM, Hernandez Irizarry RC, Tuttle TM, Jakub JW. Minimally invasive inguinal lymph node dissection (MILND) for melanoma: experience from two academic centers. Ann Surg Oncol. 2013 Jan;20(1):340-5. doi: 10.1245/s10434-012-2545-6. Epub 2012 Aug 9.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22875645 (View on PubMed)

Jakub JW, Terando AM, Sarnaik A, Ariyan CE, Faries MB, Zani S Jr, Neuman HB, Wasif N, Farma JM, Averbook BJ, Bilimoria KY, Grotz TE, Allred JB, Suman VJ, Brady MS, Tyler D, Wayne JD, Nelson H. Safety and Feasibility of Minimally Invasive Inguinal Lymph Node Dissection in Patients With Melanoma (SAFE-MILND): Report of a Prospective Multi-institutional Trial. Ann Surg. 2017 Jan;265(1):192-196. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000001670.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 28009745 (View on PubMed)

Jakub JW, Terando AM, Sarnaik A, Ariyan CE, Faries MB, Zani S Jr, Neuman HB, Wasif N, Farma JM, Averbook BJ, Bilimoria KY, Allred JB, Suman VJ, Grotz TE, Zendejas B, Wayne JD, Tyler DS. Training High-Volume Melanoma Surgeons to Perform a Novel Minimally Invasive Inguinal Lymphadenectomy: Report of a Prospective Multi-Institutional Trial. J Am Coll Surg. 2016 Mar;222(3):253-60. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2015.11.010. Epub 2015 Nov 25.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 26711792 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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10-007790

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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