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Brief Title: Adjuvant Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Resected Desmoplastic Melanoma
Official Title: Phase II Trial Evaluating Resection Followed By Adjuvant Radiation Therapy (RT) For Patients With Desmoplastic Melanoma
Study ID: NCT00060333
Brief Summary: This phase II trial is studying how well adjuvant radiation therapy works in treating patients who have undergone surgery for desmoplastic melanoma. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Giving radiation therapy after surgery may kill any tumor cells remaining after surgery.
Detailed Description: PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. Assess the recurrence rates in patients with desmoplastic melanoma (DM) \>= 1 mm deep treated with adjuvant radiotherapy after surgical resection. II. Assess recurrence rates in patients with locally recurrent DM treated with adjuvant radiotherapy after surgical resection. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. Evaluate the impact of adjuvant radiation therapy after surgical resection on disease free and overall survival. II. Evaluate the immediate and long-term morbidity of the addition of radiotherapy to surgery. OUTLINE: Within 8 weeks after surgical resection, patients undergo radiation therapy twice weekly over approximately 2.5 weeks for a total of 5 fractions in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years and then every 6 months for 3 years.
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Mayo Clinic - Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Joliet Oncology-Hematology Associates, Limited - West, Joliet, Illinois, United States
Mercy Capitol Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa, United States
CCOP - Iowa Oncology Research Association, Des Moines, Iowa, United States
John Stoddard Cancer Center at Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Medical Oncology and Hematology Associates at John Stoddard Cancer Center, Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Medical Oncology and Hematology Associates at Mercy Cancer Center, Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Mercy Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines, Des Moines, Iowa, United States
John Stoddard Cancer Center at Iowa Lutheran Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa, United States
McCreery Cancer Center at Ottumwa Regional, Ottumwa, Iowa, United States
Siouxland Hematology-Oncology Associates, LLP, Sioux City, Iowa, United States
Mercy Medical Center - Sioux City, Sioux City, Iowa, United States
St. Luke's Regional Medical Center, Sioux City, Iowa, United States
Fairview Ridges Hospital, Burnsville, Minnesota, United States
Mercy and Unity Cancer Center at Mercy Hospital, Coon Rapids, Minnesota, United States
Fairview Southdale Hospital, Edina, Minnesota, United States
Mercy and Unity Cancer Center at Unity Hospital, Fridley, Minnesota, United States
Minnesota Oncology Hematology, PA - Maplewood, Maplewood, Minnesota, United States
Virginia Piper Cancer Institute at Abbott - Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Hubert H. Humphrey Cancer Center at North Memorial Outpatient Center, Robbinsdale, Minnesota, United States
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
CCOP - Metro-Minnesota, Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, United States
Park Nicollet Cancer Center, Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, United States
United Hospital, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
St. Francis Cancer Center at St. Francis Medical Center, Shakopee, Minnesota, United States
Ridgeview Medical Center, Waconia, Minnesota, United States
Minnesota Oncology Hematology, PA - Woodbury, Woodbury, Minnesota, United States
Bismarck Cancer Center, Bismarck, North Dakota, United States
Medcenter One Hospital Cancer Care Center, Bismarck, North Dakota, United States
Mid Dakota Clinic, PC, Bismarck, North Dakota, United States
St. Alexius Medical Center Cancer Center, Bismarck, North Dakota, United States
Morgan Cancer Center at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest, Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
Geisinger Cancer Institute at Geisinger Health, Danville, Pennsylvania, United States
Geisinger Medical Group - Scenery Park, State College, Pennsylvania, United States
Frank M. and Dorothea Henry Cancer Center at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States
Avera Cancer Institute, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
Medical X-Ray Center, PC, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
Sanford Cancer Center at Sanford USD Medical Center, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
Name: Barbara A. Pockaj, MD
Affiliation: Mayo Clinic Hospital
Role: STUDY_CHAIR