Immediate Lymphatic Reconstruction After Lymphadenectomy in Melanoma Patients: a Parallel Cohort Pilot Study
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Procedure
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
To learn if LBP can help to prevent lymphedema when it is performed at the time of surgery rather than after a patient has already developed the disease.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
• Participants greater than or equal to 18 years of age.
• Participants willing to participate.
• Participants able to complete informed consent.
• Participants with a diagnosis of Melanoma undergoing ALND or ILND.
Locations
United States
Texas
MD Anderson Cancer Center
RECRUITING
Houston
Contact Information
Primary
Ashleigh M Francis, MD
amfrancis@mdanderson.org
(713) 413-7451
Time Frame
Start Date: 2026-06-10
Estimated Completion Date: 2028-09-01
Participants
Target number of participants: 20
Treatments
Experimental: Upper extremity group recieving ALND
Participants will be recruited pre-operatively by their treating physicians.
Experimental: Lower extremity group getting ILND
Participants will be recruited pre-operatively by their treating physicians.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center