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BioMEL- Diagnostic and Prognostic Factors in Melanoma.

Recruitingn/aAges 18 Years - anyAllRegion Skane
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

The investigators' hypothesis is that cutaneous melanoma, melanoma in situ, dysplastic nevi and benign nevi all differ in not only clinical characteristics but also molecular and genotypic characteristics. Patients with suspected primary cutaneous melanoma or a differential diagnosis, or secondary melanoma can be asked to participate in the first part of the project and patients with suspected or confirmed secondary (spread) melanoma can be included in the second part of the study. Participants included in the study answer a validated questionnaire regarding epidemiological and phenotypic factors to map medical history, prior UV exposure, family history of melanoma and/or other cancer types, skin type, smoking habits, alcohol use and quality of life. Blood samples (whole blood) are collected before primary local excision and before secondary surgical procedures as well as during follow

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * Primary part of the project: Patients in dermatological outpatient routine care in Helsingborg, Lund or Malmö Hospitals. Patients are planned for surgical excision for an equivocal pigmented skin lesion that could be a primary melanoma or a differential diagnosis of melanoma * Secondary part of the project: . Patient, in surgical or oncological routine care in Helsingborg, Lund, Malmö or Kristianstad Hospitals. Patients are planned for surgical excision or cytological diagnostics (needle aspiration) of metastatic melanoma. * All subjects have to be able to provide written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with lesions, primary or secondary, that are so small that a punch biopsy for the study would risk affecting the histopathological diagnosis.
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What it tests

  • Imaging
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Where

4 sites
Helsingborg Hospital
Helsingborg, Sweden
Kristianstad Hospital
Kristianstad, Sweden
Lund University Hospital
Lund, Sweden
Skåne University Hospital Malmö
Malmö, Sweden
🤝 Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible — always decide together with your own doctor.
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