Ultraviolet Light Exposure and Immunosuppression in Cutaneous Melanoma

Stopped early

Conditions studied: Melanoma

In brief

This project seeks to understand differences in the serum vitamin D levels and immune status in cutaneous malignant melanoma patients with different UV exposure histories in New Mexico.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00996827

Run by

New Mexico Cancer Research Alliance

People needed

100

Starts

2009-01-01

Expected to finish

2013-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-06-18

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 95. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Resident of New Mexico
• Age between the 1 and 95
• Newly diagnosed with cutaneous invasive melanoma; any stage permitted (ICDO C44.0-9) between September 1, 2008 and December 31, 2011.
• SSM (superficial spreading melanoma) and NM (nodular melanoma) histological subtypes are allowed
• Access to a telephone or be able to participate in a personal interview at the clinic
• Physically and mentally competent to complete a 1-hour telephone or personal interview

You may not qualify if…

• Ocular melanoma, LMM (lentigo maligna melanoma) or ALM (acral lentigo melanoma), and mucosal melanoma cases.
• No access to a telephone or is not able to meet with the interviewer.

Where it is running

• Lovelace Women's Hospial — Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
• University of New Mexico — Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

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