Trial Information
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Patients with a diagnosis of ocular melanoma (a pigmented malignant tumor) involving
the choroid and/or ciliary body (the blood vessel layer in the back of the eye and/or
the part of the eye behind the iris).
2. Patients 18 years of age or older.
3. Patients able to give informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Patients who refuse to participate in the study.
2. Patients who are unable to cooperate with or cannot undergo PET/CT scanning.
3. Patients who will be moving out of the area of UCLA during the ten years of this
study.
Type of Study:
Observational
Study Design:
Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective
Principal Investigator
Tara A McCannel, MD, PhD
Investigator Role:
Principal Investigator
Investigator Affiliation:
Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA
Authority:
United States: Institutional Review Board
Study ID:
UCLA IRB #05-04-016
NCT ID:
NCT00351728
Start Date:
June 2006
Completion Date:
Related Keywords:
- Ocular Melanoma
- Choroidal Melanoma
- Uveal Melanoma
- Melanoma
- Uveal Neoplasms
Name | Location |
Jules Stein Eye Institute |
Los Angeles, California 90095 |