Molecular Analysis of Childhood and Adolescent Melanocytic Lesions
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Summary
This is an observational, non-therapeutic study to collect clinical and molecular information of pediatric patients with childhood melanocytic lesions. PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: To perform a comprehensive molecular analysis of samples either from paraffin embedded and/or frozen tissue from patients with pediatric melanocytic lesions (including melanoma, spitzoid melanoma, congenital melanoma, melanoma arising in giant nevi). SECONDARY OBJECTIVE: To collect minimal information on patients treated with adjuvant or systemic therapies according to National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines.
Description
Investigators will study the DNA and RNA in tumor cells and blood cells to look for changes that may be related to the development of the tumor, as well as changes that may influence how the tumor responds or doesn't respond to treatment. Normal blood cells will be studied to compare to the tumor cells. Investigators will also look at basic information about the treatment received and how the tumor responds, i.e. what kind of chemotherapy, surgery, radiation treatment, or other therapy the participant received, whether they had serious side effects, and how well the tumor responded to the trea…
Eligibility
- Age range
- Up to 18 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Participant has a suspected or confirmed diagnosis of a melanocytic lesion, including: * Conventional or "adult-type" melanoma * Spitzoid melanoma/atypical Spitz tumor * Congenital melanoma * Melanoma arising in a giant congenital nevus * Melanocytic lesions with indeterminate biological behavior (e.g., pigment synthesizing melanomas) * Participant was \<19 years of age at the time of diagnosis. * Tissue is available for biologic studies. * Participant has been enrolled on the TBANK protocol at SJCRH, or will be enrolled before any research tests are performed…
Location
- St. Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, Tennessee