Clinical trial · Observational
New Biopsy Technique for Uveal Melanoma
NCT01924923CI-TRIAL-00017282completedClinicalTrials.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)
This pilot study intends to investigate a new biopsy technique that will decrease the incidence of tumor cells in the biopsy tract.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uveal Melanoma | Uveal Melanoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
Interventions
Interventions (0)
Data not yet available
No intervention recorded.
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- label
- Uveal Melanoma
- description
- Scheduled for enucleation surgery
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Number of subjects with melanotic cells present at biopsy needle site
- timeFrame
- 1 Year
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 21 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosed with uveal melanoma * Scheduled for enucleation surgery Exclusion Criteria: * Patients under 21 years old * Patients unable to undergo surgery * Patients with known metastatic uveal melanoma or other cancer.
References
Publications (11)
- BACKGROUNDThe Collaborative Ocular Melanoma Study (COMS) randomized trial of pre-enucleation radiation of large choroidal melanoma III: local complications and observations following enucleation COMS report no. 11. Am J Ophthalmol. 1998 Sep;126(3):362-72. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(98)00091-9. PMID 9744369
- BACKGROUNDThe Collaborative Ocular Melanoma Study (COMS) randomized trial of pre-enucleation radiation of large choroidal melanoma II: initial mortality findings. COMS report no. 10. Am J Ophthalmol. 1998 Jun;125(6):779-96. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(98)00039-7. PMID 9645716
- BACKGROUNDSchyberg E. Fine needle biopsy of orbital tumours [proceedings]. Acta Ophthalmol Suppl. 1975;(125):11. doi: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1975.tb01202.x. No abstract available. PMID 184645
- BACKGROUNDJakobiec FA, Coleman DJ, Chattock A, Smith M. Ultrasonically guided needle biopsy and cytologic diagnosis of solid intraocular tumors. Ophthalmology. 1979 Sep;86(9):1662-81. doi: 10.1016/s0161-6420(79)35349-0. PMID 551354
- BACKGROUNDCaminal JM, Sanz S, Carreras M, Catala I, Arruga J, Roca G. Epibulbar seeding at the site of a transvitreal fine-needle aspiration biopsy. Arch Ophthalmol. 2006 Apr;124(4):587-9. doi: 10.1001/archopht.124.4.587. No abstract available. PMID 16606890
- BACKGROUNDGlasgow BJ, Brown HH, Zargoza AM, Foos RY. Quantitation of tumor seeding from fine needle aspiration of ocular melanomas. Am J Ophthalmol. 1988 May 15;105(5):538-46. doi: 10.1016/0002-9394(88)90248-6. PMID 3369520
- BACKGROUNDKarcioglu ZA, Gordon RA, Karcioglu GL. Tumor seeding in ocular fine needle aspiration biopsy. Ophthalmology. 1985 Dec;92(12):1763-7. doi: 10.1016/s0161-6420(85)34105-2. PMID 4088631
- Engzell U, Esposti PL, Rubio C, Sigurdson A, Zajicek J. Investigation on tumour spread in connection with aspiration biopsy. Acta Radiol Ther Phys Biol. 1971 Aug;10(4):385-98. doi: 10.3109/02841867109130784. No abstract available.