Active Surveillance for the Treatment of Low-Risk Basal Cell Carcinoma in Elderly Patients
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Official title
Investigating Active Surveillance for Management of Low-Risk Basal Cell Carcinoma in the Elderly
Brief summary
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This clinical trial evaluates whether active surveillance (AS) is a safe and comfortable alternative to standard of care (SOC) treatment for elderly patients with low-risk basal cell carcinoma (LR-BCC). Basal cell carcinoma is a type of slow-growing skin cancer that has a very low risk of spreading inside the body (metastasis) or death. Basal cell skin cancers that are smaller across than a nickel in size and located on the trunk or limbs are particularly low risk to overall health. Active surveillance - watching and not treating unless the cancer worsens - has been shown to be a generally safe way to manage LR-BCC. Despite this, many doctors do not feel comfortable discussing this option with patients due to a lack of studies comparing it to standard of care treatment. Standard of care treatment for LR-BCC can include "scrape and burn" (electrodesiccation and curettage), surgical resection, Mohs surgery, and other approaches. These treatments can carry risks like post-operative bleeding and wound infection, and they do not always improve tumor-related quality of life. Active surveillance may be a safe and comfortable alternative to SOC treatment for elderly patients with LR-BCC.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT06539468
- Recruitment status
- Active, not recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 81 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- Best Practice Other
- Educational Activity Other
- Patient Observation Other
- Survey Administration Other
Other
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 65 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Oct 7, 2024
- Primary completion
- Apr 27, 2027
- Completion
- Apr 27, 2027
- Last update posted
- Jun 22, 2026
2024 – 2027
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center | Ann Arbor | Michigan | 48109 | — |
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- Last update posted Jun 22, 2026 · Synced Sep 20, 2026
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