Do sleeping cancer cells lurk in healthy skin?
NCT ID NCT02854124
First seen Nov 20, 2025 · Last updated May 14, 2026 · Updated 27 times
Summary
This study checked whether healthy-looking tissue near a melanoma tumor contains hidden, inactive cancer cells that might cause the cancer to come back. Researchers followed 226 people with early-stage melanoma for five years to see if those hidden cells were linked to survival or recurrence. The goal was to better understand how melanoma spreads, not to test a new treatment.
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Name:: INSERM - UMRS 938, UPMC Saint-Antoinen Hospital, Team "Stem cells and transition from pre-invasive tumors"
Paris, Paris, 75012, France
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