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Melanoma Detection by Oblique-Incidence Optical Spectroscopy

This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, March 2008

Sponsored by: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Information provided by: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00526032
  Purpose

Primary Objectives:

  1. To establish a statistically significant database: With our OIR experimental system, we will obtain OIR spatio-spectral images of 1,000 human skin non-melanocytic and melanocytic lesions that, based on clinical diagnosis, are routinely biopsied and submitted for histopathologic diagnosis and of the adjacent normal skin for self-referencing. The experimental database will contain demographic information, clinical diagnoses, clinical images, OIR images, histopathologic diagnoses, and morphometric data on the lesions.
  2. To develop and validate a diagnostic algorithm:

    1. Classification: A subset (~50%) of OIR images collected will be used to complete the development of state-of-the-art image processing algorithms to extract robustly effective diagnostic features.
    2. Blind Testing and Evaluation: The algorithms established will be evaluated and validated in a prospective blind-test fashion using the complementary subset of the database that was not involved in designing the classifier. The sensitivity and specificity of the classification system will be evaluated based on the receiver-operating-characteristic (ROC) curve.
  3. To identify the pathophysiologic parameters responsible for the diagnostic optical features: The anatomic and physiologic sources of the diagnostic optical signatures will be identified by comparative analyses using the OIR images, microscopic histomorphometric techniques and theoretical modeling to test the following hypotheses:

    1. The calculated differences in hemoglobin oxygen saturation.
    2. Comparisons of the calculated size distributions of skin scattering centers with histologic and morphometric analyses of various cellular and tissue components of the skin lesions.
    3. The relative densities and distributions of the different anatomic and physiologic diagnostic features within the interrogation volumes are important diagnostic factors in OIR.

Condition Intervention
Skin Cancer
Procedure: OIR Imaging

MedlinePlus related topics:   Cancer    Melanoma    Skin Cancer   

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:   Observational
Study Design:   Case-Only, Prospective
Official Title:   Melanoma Detection by Oblique-Incidence Optical Spectroscopy

Further study details as provided by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • The goal of this clinical research study is to test a diagnostic medical tool that is designed to be used for early detection of skin cancers. [ Time Frame: 2 Years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Researchers want to find out if the imaging probe can help dermatologists in checking lesions that may be cancerous. [ Time Frame: 2 Years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Biospecimen Retention:   None Retained

Biospecimen Description:

Estimated Enrollment:   1000
Study Start Date:   September 2006
Estimated Primary Completion Date:   September 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Groups/Cohorts Assigned Interventions
1
Participants having lesions on the skin that may be cancerous.
Procedure: OIR Imaging
Images from 4 different positions will be taken per lesion. The entire imaging procedure will take about 5 minutes per lesion.

Detailed Description:

The OIR imaging probe is designed to reflect light in a special way in order to take pictures of pigmented skin.

As part of your standard of care, your physician will check all skin lesions that may possibly be cancerous or pre-cancerous. Your physician will also check any non-cancerous lesions that are being removed for cosmetic reasons, such as warts and freckles.

If you agree to take part in this study, the study doctor will decide which lesions will be biopsied, as well as which lesions are eligible to be imaged. Pictures of the lesions (as well as healthy tissue nearby) will first be taken using a digital camera. The imaging probe and the area of the skin to be imaged will be cleaned with alcohol. After the imaging probe is placed over the lesion, a drop of baby oil will be applied to the skin. The imaging probe will then be lowered into contact with the skin, and the study staff will begin imaging. Twenty (20) images from 4 different positions will be taken per lesion.

Care will be taken to make sure that you cannot be identified from these images. For example, the study staff will avoid taking pictures of the face unless there are lesions there. After each lesion is imaged, the imaging device will be taken away and the skin surface cleaned. The entire imaging procedure, including preparation time, will take about 5 minutes per lesion.

Any hair on or around your lesions will be shaved or trimmed, if necessary. After all of the imaging is over, your lesion(s) will be biopsied. Your study doctor will decide which lesions require this kind of treatment as part of your standard care. Depending on what the study doctor decides, you will have either saucerization biopsies or excisional biopsies. A saucerization biopsy removes the entire lesion by cutting under it in a "scoop-like" manner. An excisional biopsy "cuts away" the entire lesion along with part of the surrounding skin.

A pathologist will receive your biopsied tissue and perform routine tests on the tissue. The test results will be available to the study doctor. Depending on whether the results are negative or positive, you may be informed of the results, as the biopsies are standard of care.

The images of your skin will be used for research to try to make the imaging probe more effective.

If you end your participation in this study early, your photographs and information will be removed from the researchers' database at that time. However, a record of your participation will remain in the database.

After all of the imaged lesions are biopsied, your participation in this study will be over.

This is an investigational study. The OIR imaging probe has not been approved by the FDA. There is no cost to you for the OIR imaging. You and/or your insurance provider will be responsible for all costs associated with the tests and procedures that are considered standard of care. Up to 1,000 patients will take part in this study. All will be enrolled at M. D. Anderson.

  Eligibility
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Sampling Method:   Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Participants having lesions on the skin that may be cancerous.


Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients of any age, male or female, who are having a skin exam and are found to have a suspicious skin lesion on examination of their skin
  2. Patients who agree to participate and sign the informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients who do not have a suspicious skin lesion
  2. Patients who have not signed the informed consent and have agreed to participate.
  Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00526032

Contacts
Contact: Madeleine Duvic, MD     713-792-4578    

Locations
United States, Texas
U.T.M.D. Anderson Cancer Center     Recruiting
      Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
      Principal Investigator: Madeleine Duvic, MD            

Sponsors and Collaborators
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Investigators
Principal Investigator:     Madeleine Duvic, MD     U.T.M.D. Anderson Cancer Center    
  More Information


Responsible Party:   U.T.M.D. Anderson Cancer Center ( Madeleine Duvic, MD/Professor )
Study ID Numbers:   2006-0564
First Received:   September 5, 2007
Last Updated:   March 5, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:   NCT00526032
Health Authority:   United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center:
Skin Cancer  
Melanoma Detection  
Spectroscopic Oblique-Incidence Reflectometry  
OIR Imaging Probe  

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Neuroectodermal Tumors
Skin Diseases
Nevus, Pigmented
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
Neuroepithelioma
Nevus
Skin Neoplasms
Neuroendocrine Tumors
Melanoma

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms by Site
Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue
Nevi and Melanomas

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on October 16, 2008




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