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Antibiotics before melanoma surgery: gut bacteria under the microscope
NCT ID NCT04875728
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how a single dose of antibiotics given before melanoma surgery changes the bacteria in your gut. Researchers want to see if these changes affect how well the body responds to surgery and cancer treatment. The study involves 20 adults with early-stage melanoma who are scheduled for surgery.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2020
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
- 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: * Adult subjects with early stage melanoma (stage I-II) * Patients must be undergoing wide local excision +/- sentinel lymph node biopsy * Patients must be capable of giving written informed consent, which includes compliance with the requirements and restrictions listed in the consent form Exclusion Criteria: * Use of antibiotics within the three months prior to surgery * Allergy, sensitivity or anaphylaxis to beta-lactam or cephalosporin antibiotics * Presence of an infection at the time of surgery * Increased risk of infection due to a co-existing medical condition as determined by the surgical team or principal investigator (PI) * Subjects with a condition requiring systemic treatment with either corticosteroids (\> 10 mg daily prednisone equivalents) or other immunosuppressive medications within 14 days of study drug administration * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) grade \> IV * Refusal to participate in the study * Patients who are pregnant will not be included in this study
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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M D Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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