Sponsor study identifier
observational
75
1 country
1
Study Start
February 2013
Actual (reported)Primary Completion
July 2027
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Study Completion
July 2027
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The objective of this clinical trial is to determine whether a Photoacoustic flow cytometry (PAFC)-based prototype device can detect circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in the blood of melanoma patients in vivo, in real time, and do so at detection limits at least one order of magnitude below the detection limits of currently existing ex vivo methods.
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July 2027
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January 14, 2013
Actual (reported)January 28, 2013
Actual (reported)February 2013
Actual (reported)July 2027
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July 2027
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Number of participants that possess circulating tumor cells.
14-21 days
Characterize the baseline PA signals produced by the in vivo PAFC prototype device in healthy volunteers or Develop Standard Curves for the ex vivo CTC assays.
To validate the in vivo PAFC method of melanoma CTC detection, we will use the PAFC-based prototype device to noninvasively determine CTC concentrations in the blood of subjects who have advanced-stage (Stage III or Stage IV)melanoma, and we will also use current ex vivo methods to determine the CTC concentration in samples of blood drawn from the same subjects.
To determine whether in vivo PAFC can detect melanoma CTCs at concentrations below the detection limits of the ex vivo methods, we will use the PAFC-based prototype device to noninvasively detect CTCs in the blood of subjects who have early-stage (Stages I or II) melanoma, and we will also use current ex vivo methods to detect CTCs in samples of blood drawn from the same subjects.
Expect to consent approximately 80 subjects in order to achieve an enrollment goal of 75 subjects at this institution in three cohorts.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205, United States
Jumin Sunde, MD
University of Arkansas
First Submitted
January 14, 2013
First Posted
January 28, 2013
Study Start
February 2013
Actual (reported)Primary Completion
July 2027
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IPI Biochemotherapy for Chemonaive Patients With Metastatic Melanoma
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Study Completion
July 2027
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Last Updated
June 17, 2026
Record last verified: 2026-06
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