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Impact of Obstructive SAS on Metastatic Potential of Cutaneous Melanoma

Impact of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome on Metastatic Potential of Cutaneous Melanoma : Prospective Study in Patients With High Risk Melanoma

Status
Withdrawn
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02699918
Acronym
MELA-SAS
Enrollment
0
Registered
2016-03-07
Start date
2015-12-01
Completion date
2016-10-01
Last updated
2017-02-01

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Conditions

Melanoma With a Breslow's Thickness ≥ 1mm, Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

Brief summary

Hypothesis: to address if diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea before or during the extending check-up is a risk factor toward metastasis for melanoma stage ≥ tIIaN0M0 Study design: Adult patients with a Breslow's Thickness ≥ 1mm coming to the surgery consultation will have a nocturnal oximetry for screening of obstructive sleep apnea. Patients having an abnormal nocturnal oximetry will be explored by polysomnography in order to detect sleep apnea syndrome. Patients with sleep apnea will be treated. Standard dermatologic follow-up over a 3 years period with thoraco-abdominal-pelvic and cerebral CT-scan and a lymph-node ultrasound every 6 months will be performed.

Detailed description

Melanoma is a cutaneous cancer due to a proliferation of melanocytes. For metastatic cases the prognostic is poor (18% survival at 5 years). Few factors predict metastasis. Sleep Apnea Syndrome is involved in mechanism of carcinogenesis and aggressiveness markers of malignant cutaneous melanoma. Hypothesis: to address if diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea before or during the extending check-up is a risk factor toward metastasis for melanoma stage ≥ tIIaN0M0 Study design: Adult patients with a Breslow's Thickness ≥ 1mm coming to the surgery consultation will have a nocturnal oximetry for screening of obstructive sleep apnea. Patients having an abnormal nocturnal oximetry will be explored by polysomnography in order to detect sleep apnea syndrome. Patients with sleep apnea will be treated. Standard dermatologic follow-up over a 3 years period with thoraco-abdominal-pelvic and cerebral CT-scan and a lymph-node ultrasound every 6 months will be performed. Sample size: based on previous data from the investigators showing that 25% of patients with a Breslow's Thickness ≥ 1mm will have node or visceral metastasis. For an alpha threshold of 5% and a study power of 80%, with 5% of dropouts, with the hypothesis that 40% of apnea syndrome patients will metastasis versus 20% in the control group the study should include 83 patients in each group. Statistical analysis: an intermediate analysis after 80 included patients will be performed. Peto method will be followed, results will be considered significant with a p≤0.001 and the study will be stopped. Normality of data will be checked by Kurtosis and Skewness tests, variance equality will be tested with the Leven test. The significance level will be set at 5%.

Interventions

nocturnal oximetry for screening of sleep apnea syndrome. Patients with abnormal nocturnal oximetry will be further explored by polysomnography.

Sponsors

AGIR à Dom
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SCREENING
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* adults hospitalized in the dermatological unit for the initial consult for a melanoma with a Breslow's Thickness ≥ 1mm

Exclusion criteria

* pregnant women * Institutionalized patient * patients with metastasis in the lymph node or any organ at the time of the first consult * patients with another neoplasia requiring treatment other than surgery in the last 5 years * patients with creatinine above 200µmol/ml or clearance below 30ml/min

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Ratio of metastasis confirmed by thoraco-abdominal-pelvic or cerebral CT in patients subgroups with or without sleep apnea syndrome3 years periodsleep apnea is defined witn an Apea Hypopnea Index ≥ 5

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Ratio of a positive status of the sentinel lymph node confirmed by histological measurements in patients subgroups with or without sleep apnea syndromeinitial caresleep apnea is defined witn an Apea Hypopnea Index ≥ 5
In the subgroup of patients with sleep apnea syndrome, ratio of patients with metastatic evolution according to the CPAP treatment adherence3 yearsadherence of CPAP ≥ 4h by night or 3h by night

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026