Characteristics of Adult Patients With Melanoma Diagnosis <40 Years Age.
- Conditions
- Melanoma of Skin
- Registration Number
- NCT06994208
- Lead Sponsor
- Ente Ospedaliero Ospedali Galliera
- Brief Summary
The primary objective of the study is to analyse a local cohort of patients aged 18-39 years with melanoma diagnosis in order to determine the prevalence of the disease in this age group.
Secondary objectives are the following:
* To identify risk factors associated with melanoma in young people.
* To characterise the phenotype and dermoscopic features of melanoma in patients aged 18-39 years.
* To analyse the relationship between the clinical and histopathological features of melanoma in young people.
* To identify the mutational status of B-RAF in the sample of patients analysed.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- NOT_YET_RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 25
- written informed consent
- age > 18 years and < 40 years
- diagnosis of cutaneous melanoma even non-primary
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Melanoma prevalence 3 years Estimated prevalence of melanoma in a cohort group of patients aged 18 - 39 years
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Melanoma phenotype 3 years Description of the main phenotypic of melanoma in this age group.
Histopathological feature 3 years Evaluation of the likely association between clinical and histopathological features of melanoma in young people.
Dermoscopy of melanoma 3 years Description of the main dermoscopic characteristics of melanoma in this age group.
Risk factor 3 years Identification of risk factors associated with melanoma in young people.
Mutational status 3 years Identification of the presence of B-RAF mutations