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Neurotropic Melanoma of the Head and Neck

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT00975520

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Official title

A Randomised Trial of Post-operative Radiation Therapy Following Wide Excision of Neurotropic Melanoma of the Head and Neck

Brief summary

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This is a 2-armed randomised controlled trial comparing surgery alone with surgery plus post-operative radiation therapy for patients with completely resected primary melanoma showing histological features of neurotropism. Uncontrolled studies suggest that this form of primary melanoma has a high risk of local recurrence and that postoperative radiation therapy may substantially reduce that risk. Patients who are eligible on the basis of the pathology of the excised melanoma will be offered the opportunity to take part in the trial. Those randomised to receive radiation therapy will be treated with a simple technique encompassing the surgical bed plus a margin. Radiation will commence within 3 months of surgery (maximum of 14 weeks from surgery to start of radiotherapy).

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT00975520
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Enrollment
50 participants

Conditions and interventions

Conditions

Interventions

Other · Radiation

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years and older
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date
Sep 2009 (Type not available)
Primary completion
Jan 2021 (Actual)
Completion
Mar 2023 (Actual)
Last update posted
Nov 27, 2024

2009 – 2023

United States locations

U.S. sites
2
U.S. states
2
U.S. cities
2
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Memorial Sloan Ketttering New York New York 10065 —
MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston Texas 77030 —

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Non-U.S. locations

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