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In Vivo Real-time Detection of Circulating Melanoma Cells

Description

The objective of this clinical trial is to determine whether a Photoacoustic flow cytometry (PAFC)-based prototype device can detect circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in the blood of melanoma patients in vivo, in real time, and do so at detection limits at least one order of magnitude below the detection limits of currently existing ex vivo methods.

Conditions

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The objective of this clinical trial is to determine whether a Photoacoustic flow cytometry (PAFC)-based prototype device can detect circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in the blood of melanoma patients in vivo, in real time, and do so at detection limits at least one order of magnitude below the detection limits of currently existing ex vivo methods.

In Vivo Real-time Detection of Circulating Melanoma Cells

In Vivo Real-time Detection of Circulating Melanoma Cells

Condition
Melanoma
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Little Rock

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72205

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Age 18 to 80 years
  • * Histological documented diagnosis of melanoma
  • * Signed informed consent form approved by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institutional Review Board (IRB)
  • * Must be able to sit still for 90 minutes
  • * Active infection
  • * Current and significant medical or surgical condition as determined by the Investigator
  • * Diagnosis or evidence of organic brain syndrome
  • * Pregnancy or breastfeeding

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 80 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Arkansas,

Jumin Sunde, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Arkansas

Study Record Dates

2026-07