Scientists probe immune cells in melanoma to unlock tumor secrets
NCT ID NCT01336270
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at immune cells (T cells, NK cells, and macrophages) inside melanoma tumors from 217 patients. The goal was to understand how these cells affect the body's ability to fight the cancer and how chemotherapy might change them. It was an observational study, not a treatment trial, aimed at gathering knowledge to guide future therapies.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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217 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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May 2011
- Finished
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Mar 2014
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Part 1: patients with a melanoma larger than 10mm or with cutaneous metastasis Part 2: stage III melanoma patients who shall undergo a regional lymph node dissection Part 3: retrospective study of patients who underwent a sentinel node procedure Part 4: stage IV Patient achieves of inoperable melanomas the stage(stadium) III or IV that must receive in treatment(processing) a chemotherapy (by the dacarbazine or by the cisplatin or by the inhibitor of B-raf) and carrier of at least two cutaneous metastases
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with confirmed melanoma-patients informed of the aims of the study , the modalities * Patients who signed the consent form ou a non opposition form signed by the patient or by a relative According to study part: Part 1: patients with a melanoma larger than 10mm or with cutaneous metastasis Part 2: stage IV melanoma patients who shall undergo a regional lymph node dissection Part 3: retrospective study of patients who underwent a sentinel node procedure Part 4: Patients achieves of inoperable melanomas the stage(stadium) III or IV that must receive in treatment (processing) a chemotherapy (by the dacarbazine or by the cisplatin or by the inhibitor of B-raf) and carrier of at least two cutaneous metastases Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal to take part in the study (patient or relative) * Contraindications known to the xylocaine (groups 1,2, and 4) * No affiliated to the social security system (groups 1, 2, and 4)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cochin Hospital
Paris, Île-de-France Region, 75014, France
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