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Evolution of Metabolic and Immune Dysfunction in In-transit Melanoma

NCT04658303 · Status: RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2025-05-08

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Summary

Melanoma in-transit metastases (ITMs) continue to represent a therapeutic dilemma, in that no standard method of treatment has been uniformly adopted. The complexity and heterogeneity of patient and disease characteristics, including the location and number of ITMs presents a barrier to a one size fits all treatment approach. Treatment of patients with limited regional disease remains challenging. Patients are typically treated with a combination of surgery, regional therapy, systemic therapy. Data on the management of ITMs is limited, even with the availability of immunotherapy (IMT). This study will use the unique etiology of ITMs to facilitate the understanding of how individual lesions metabolically and immunologically evolve as they move away from the primary tumor site. It is hypothesize that as ITMs move away from the primary melanoma site each will harbor progressively hypermetabolic tumor cells and a harsher microenvironment.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Pimonidazole

Pimonidazole is not used with therapeutic intent, and has a non-hazardous designation. It has been widely used for in-vivo evaluation of intratumor hypoxia, and patients will take PO pimonidazole before the scheduled biopsy. Patients receive an oral dose of pimonidazole, a safe chemical tracer up to 24 hours prior to biopsy. Pimonidazole allows for true hypoxia staining; pimonidazole binds hypoxic proteins covalently, creating an antigen that facilitates the imaging, flow cytometry, and scRNA-seq experiments proposed. Pimonidazole has been previously used in patients and is safe and well tolerated, without anticipated adverse events.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hypoxyprobe

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Yana Najjar

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Yana Najjar, MD · UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-02-24
Primary Completion
2028-03-31
Completion
2028-03-31
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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