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Combined PET/CT Imaging for the Early Detection of Ocular Melanoma Metastasis Compared to CT Scanning Alone

Completed
Conditions
Ocular Melanoma
Choroidal Melanoma
Uveal 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
  1. 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).
  2. Patients 18 years of age or older.
  3. Patients able to give informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
  1. Patients who refuse to participate in the study.
  2. Patients who are unable to cooperate with or cannot undergo PET/CT scanning.
  3. 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
NameTimeMethod
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Jules Stein Eye Institute

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Los Angeles, California, United States

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