Study of Circulating Tumor Cells Before and After Treatment in Patients With Metastatic Melanoma

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice30 enrolled

Overview

Circulating tumor cells (CTC) are the subject of increasing interest in clinical oncology as a prognostic factor and predictor of therapeutic response. The detection of CTC by immunomagnetic method has proved its reliability and its usefulness for monitoring breast cancer, colon and prostate in the metastatic and immunomagnetic detection system (CellSearch, Veridex LLC) was approved by the FDA in these indications. However, to date there is no reliable method to detect CTCs in melanoma (CMC). Studies based on PCR amplification of mRNA by reverse specific melanoma is disappointing. Recently, a new detection system of CMC immunomagnetic was presented (CellSearch, Veridex LLC, United States). This system has the advantage of combining immunomagnetic selection step and a step of identifying by immunofluorescence. A preclinical study on serial dilutions of melanoma cells has shown encouraging results. The investigators propose a prospective study of the CellSearch system in patients with melanoma. Primary objective: To determine the effect of treatment on the number of circulating melanoma cells in patients with metastatic melanoma. Secondary objectives: * determine the percentage of patients with metastatic melanoma with melanoma cells circulating * seek a relationship between the number of circulating melanoma cells and prognosis in patients with metastatic melanoma * seek a relationship between the change in the number of circulating melanoma cells before / after treatment and tumor response in patients with metastatic melanoma

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Melanoma

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients \> or = 18 years * Patients with advanced melanoma stage IIIC (unresectable) or stage IV * Patient not treated or not responding to chemotherapy with chemotherapy session last\> 1 month * Patients who signed informed consent * Patients presenting no socio-economic, psychological, familial or geographical allow proper understanding of the information leaflet of the protocol or the regular monitoring in the department of dermatology * Patients with a life expectancy greater than 3 months * Patients with melanoma measurable by RECIST version 1.1 * Patients with venous good for venipuncture Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with contraindication for treatment with chemotherapy or V600E BRAF inhibitor or ipilimumab or have conditions concomitant heavy may interfere with the treatment of metastatic melanoma * Pregnant women or nursing * People vulnerable detainees, adults under guardianship or curatorship, minors.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Measuring the number of circulating melanoma cells/ml in blood

Measuring the number of circulating melanoma cells/ml in the peripheral blood by the test before and after treatment CellSearch.

Time frame: baseline and 3 months

Secondary Outcomes

number of patients who test positive detection of circulating melanoma cells measured in peripheral blood with the CellSearch test

Calculating the number of patients who test positive detection of circulating melanoma cells measured in peripheral blood with the CellSearch test before and after treatment.

Time frame: 3 months

Difference in survival

Difference in survival between patients depending on the number of circulating melanoma cells/ml before treatment, according to Kaplan-Meier method.

Time frame: baseline and 6 months

Difference in tumor response

Difference in tumor response between patients according to the variation of circulating melanoma cells/ml before and after treatment.

Time frame: 6 months