Combined PET/CT Imaging for the Early Detection of Ocular Melanoma Metastasis Compared to CT Scanning Alone
Completed
- Conditions
- Ocular MelanomaChoroidal MelanomaUveal Melanoma
- Registration Number
- NCT00351728
- Lead Sponsor
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Brief Summary
Patients diagnosed with ocular melanoma consent to participate in the study. Combined PET/CT scans of the whole body are performed at baseline, three months later, and six months after that for a total of three combined scans in the first year. Subsequently, these combined scans will be performed at 6-monthly intervals for a total of two combined scans per year.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 174
Inclusion Criteria
- Patients with a diagnosis of ocular melanoma (a pigmented malignant tumor) involving the choroid and/or ciliary body (the blood vessel layer in the back of the eye and/or the part of the eye behind the iris).
- Patients 18 years of age or older.
- Patients able to give informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
- Patients who refuse to participate in the study.
- Patients who are unable to cooperate with or cannot undergo PET/CT scanning.
- Patients who will be moving out of the area of UCLA during the ten years of this study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Jules Stein Eye Institute
🇺🇸Los Angeles, California, United States