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Filter by:This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of vaccine therapy in treating patients with stage III-IV melanoma that has spread to other places in the body and usually cannot be cured or controlled with treatment (advanced). Vaccines made from peptides or antigens may help the body build an effective immune response to kill tumor cells.
This phase I/II trial studies how well genetically modified therapeutic autologous lymphocytes (patient's own white blood cells) followed by aldesleukin work in treating patients with stage III melanoma or melanoma that has spread to other places in the body (metastatic). Placing chemokine (C-X-C motif) receptor 2 (CXCR2) and nerve growth factor receptor (NGFR) into lymphocytes (white blood cells) may help the body build an immune response to kill melanoma cells. Aldesleukin may enhance this effect by stimulating white blood cells to kill more melanoma cells. Giving genetically modified therapeutic autologous lymphocytes together with aldesleukin may be a better treatment for melanoma.
This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of ipilimumab and imatinib mesylate in treating patients with solid tumors that have spread to other places in the body or cannot be removed by surgery. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as ipilimumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Imatinib mesylate may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Giving ipilimumab and imatinib mesylate may work better in treating patients with solid tumors.
This randomized phase II trial studies how well ipilimumab with or without high-dose recombinant interferon alpha-2b works in treating patients with stage III-IV melanoma that cannot be removed by surgery. Monoclonal antibodies, such as ipilimumab, may block tumor growth by targeting certain cells. Recombinant interferon alfa-2b may interfere with the growth of tumor cells. It is not yet known whether ipilimumab is more effective with or without high-dose recombinant interferon alfa-2b in treating melanoma.
In vivo differentiation of benign and malignant skin lesions is a fundamental issue in clinical dermatology. Malignant skin diseases are known to be accompanied by structural alterations. Conventional excisional biopsies and further histopathology are regarded as the reference standard for investigating these pathologies. Biopsies are invasive procedures and additionally may cause side effects. Therefore, research efforts are focused on the development of diagnostic techniques capable of providing in vivo information on the skin's structure. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a technical application, which allows the identification of microscopic patterns indicative for benign and malignant skin lesions. OCT is a promising noninvasive imaging technique for the micromorphology of the skin. So far, it's clinical application, as an additional diagnostic tool for malignant skin lesions has been studied in a limited extend. To evaluate the clinical usefulness of OCT, we conducted a prospective pilot study at the Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna. The study is in cooperation with the Center of Biomedical Engineering and Physics at the Medical University of Vienna. A total of 70 malignant skin lesions was evaluated during this prospective pilot study. Diagnoses based on OCT imaging as an additional diagnostic tool, were compared to those based on the clinical standard pathway at the Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna. For the purpose of this study, the histopathological diagnosis was used as the reference diagnostic standard. The major aims of this study is the investigation of the ability of ultrahigh resolution OCT to identify fine morphological characteristics associated with basal cell carcinoma, actinic keratosis, superficial squamous cell carcinoma, seborrheic keratosis, melanocytic nevi and melanoma. - To correlate the morphologic features identified with ultrahigh resolution OCT with routine histopathology - To investigate the clinical feasibility of ultrahigh resolution and spectroscopic OCT technology - To assess the effectiveness of ultrahigh resolution and spectroscopic OCT imaging to diagnose various melanocytic and non-melanocytic skin tumors - To compare the diagnostic capabilities of ultrahigh resolution OCT with standard non-invasive diagnostic procedures such as epiluminescence microscopy
The purpose of this research study is to find out if a non-invasive imaging device called Optical Frequency Domain Imaging (OFDI) can help doctors to see the tissue and blood vessels that are related to non-melanoma skin cancers. OFDI was designed to see microscopic details of your skin without needing to use any invasive techniques such as surgery or biopsy.
This phase II trial studies how well stereotactic radiosurgery works in treating patients with melanoma that has spread to more than 3 places in the brain. Stereotactic radiosurgery is a specialized radiation therapy that delivers a single, high dose of radiation directly to the tumor and may cause less damage to normal tissue.
This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of romidepsin in treating patients with lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, or solid tumors with liver dysfunction. Romidepsin may stop the growth of cancer cells by entering the cancer cells and by blocking the activity of proteins that are important for the cancer's growth and survival.
The primary objective of this study is to investigate the patient experience during skin biopsy.
The purpose of this study is to learn about the effect of vismodegib on sporadic basal cell carcinoma (BCCs) prior to surgical removal.