Clinical trial · Observational
Circulating Melanoma Cells in Metastatic Patients Treated With Selective BRAF Inhibitors
Predictive Value of Circulating Melanoma Cells (CMCs) in Metastatic Melanoma (MM) Patients Treated With Selective Inhibitors of BRAF
NCT01878396CI-TRIAL-00024123CMCBRAFunknownClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The purpose of this study, is to evaluate Circulating Melanoma Cell (CMC) changes in Metastatic Melanoma (MM) patients, undergoing treatment with selective inhibitors of mutated BRAF.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metastatic Melanoma | Melanoma | CURATED_BROADER | 0.78 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-B-RAF | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- label
- Mutated Anti-B-RAF
- description
- Fourth stage Melanoma patients with both measurable and not measurable lesions undergoing treatment with selective B-RAF inhibitors.
- interventionNames
- Drug: Anti-B-RAF
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Change of CMC count during treatment and comparison with CT and PET
- timeFrame
- 24 months
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Fourth stage Melanoma patients with both measurable and not measurable lesions undergoing treatment with selective B-RAF inhibitors will be included. To determine the prevalence of CMC-positive patients in IV stage Melanoma, patients without mutated B-RAF undergoing chemotherapy and/or vaccines will be also enrolled at baseline, as part of study protocols approved and activated in the participating centers. * Informed written consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Inadequate compliance to multiple blood draws (baseline, 15 days, 1th month, 4th month, and/or at progression) as scheduled in this adjunctive biologic study for patients carrying B-FAF mutation; inadequate compliance to adjunctive blood draws, as scheduled at baseline for BRAF wild-type * Previously exposure to immunological treatment.
References
Publications (5)
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