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Metastatic MelanomaNCT06369428

Patient Characteristics, Treatment Patterns, and Healthcare Resource Utilization of Metastatic Melanoma Patients

An observational study of Metastatic Melanoma, run by Novartis at 1 site in Switzerland.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This was a retrospective, non-interventional, registry study based on secondary electronic medical record (EMR) data collected in Helsinki and Uusimaa hospital district (HUS data lake), hospital district of Southwest Finland (VSSHP data lake) and Pirkanmaa hospital district (PSHP data lake) as a part of their routine… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Metastatic Melanoma
How many people
1,795 participants
Where
1 siteSwitzerland
Study dates
23 Jun 2021to 13 Apr 2023
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: This was a retrospective, noninterventional cohort study.

Who may be able to join

  • Patients diagnosed with metastatic melanoma (C43) during 01 January 2014 and 31 December 2021.
  • Adult (18 years or older) at the time of diagnosis of metastatic melanoma.
  • Resident in the corresponding hospital district(s) at the time of diagnosis of metastatic melanoma.

Who cannot join

  • Metastasis recorded prior to 01 January 2014 (i.e. prevalent case).
  • Record of any other cancer (The International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision [ICD-10] diagnosis code starting with C, excluding C43, C77, C78, and C79) as last cancer diagnosis before metastasis.
  • Participated in COBRA (vemurafenib, temozolomide, lomustine, vincristine) trial.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Switzerland1 site
  • Novartis

    Basel, 4056

Other trials in Switzerland

About this study

Official title: Non-interventional Register-based Study to Analyze Patient Characteristics, Treatment Patterns and Healthcare Resource Utilization in Adult Patients With Metastatic Melanoma

This was a retrospective, non-interventional, registry study based on secondary electronic medical record (EMR) data collected in Helsinki and Uusimaa hospital district (HUS data lake), hospital district of Southwest Finland (VSSHP data lake) and Pirkanmaa hospital district (PSHP data lake) as a part of their routine clinical practice. Social Insurance Institution of Finland (SII; reimbursed drug purchases) was utilized in this study to complement the medication data. The metastatic melanoma patients were stratified by first-line treatment and by hospital district.

Medical subject headings
Melanoma

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Study groups in NCT06369428
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Distant Metastasis CohortAdult patients diagnosed with stage 4 (distant) metastatic melanoma between 2014 and 2021.
Regional Metastasis CohortAdult patients diagnosed with stage 3 (regional) metastatic melanoma between 2014 and 2021.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Mean Age-standardized Annual Incidence of Metastatic Melanoma in 2014-2021

    Measured: Up to approximately 7 years

  2. Point Prevalence per 100,000 Population

    Point prevalence was defined as the number of metastatic melanoma patients alive at the end of 2021 divided by the total of hospital districts of Helsinki and Uusimaa hospital district (HUS), Pirkanmaa hospital district (PSHP), and Hospital district of Southwest Finland (VSSHP).

    Measured: Up to approximately 7 years

  3. Mean Age of Patients at Index Date per Hospital District

    Measured: Index date, defined as date of metastasis diagnosis

  4. Mean Length of Follow-up at Index Date per Hospital District

    Measured: Index date, defined as date of metastasis diagnosis

  5. Gender at Index Date per Hospital District

    Measured: Index date, defined as date of metastasis diagnosis

  6. Number of Patients with Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) Levels Less than the Upper Limit of Normal (ULN) at Index Date per Hospital District

    Measured: Index date, defined as date of metastasis diagnosis

  7. Number of Patients with LDH Levels Between the ULN and 1.5 Times ULN at Index Date per Hospital District

    Measured: Index date, defined as date of metastasis diagnosis

  8. Number of Patients with LDH Levels Greater than 1.5 Times ULN at Index Date per Hospital District

    Measured: Index date, defined as date of metastasis diagnosis

  9. Number of Patients with Positive Proto-oncogene B-Raf (BRAF) Status at Index Date per Hospital District

    Measured: Index date, defined as date of metastasis diagnosis

  10. Number of Patients with Negative BRAF Status at Index Date per Hospital District

    Measured: Index date, defined as date of metastasis diagnosis

  11. Number of Patients by Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) Score Category at Index Date per Hospital District

    CCI predicts the ten-year mortality for a patient who may have a range of comorbid conditions. Comorbidity was assessed using the CCI, categorized as low (0-1) and high (≥2).

    Measured: Index date, defined as date of metastasis diagnosis

  12. Number of Patients by Number of Metastatic Organs at Index Date per Hospital District

    Measured: Index date, defined as date of metastasis diagnosis

  13. Number of Patients by Location of Metastases at Index Date per Hospital District

    Locations of metastatic sites at study entry:

    • lymph node
    • lung
    • skin/subcutaneous
    • liver
    • brain
    • bone
    • kidney
    • peritoneum/peritoneal cavity
    • spleen
    • pancreas
    • intestine

    Measured: Index date, defined as date of metastasis diagnosis

  14. Number of Patients by Tumor, Nodes, and Metastasis (TNM) Stage per Hospital District

    Measured: Index date, defined as date of metastasis diagnosis

  15. Number of Patients by Most Prevalent (greater than 5%) Baseline Comorbidities per First-line Medication

    Measured: 5 years prior to index date, where index date was defined as date of metastasis diagnosis

Secondary outcomes (32)
  1. Overall Survival (OS)

    Overall survival was defined as the time from the index date until death or to end of study follow-up. Index date was defined as date of metastasis diagnosis.

    Measured: Up to approximately 7 years

  2. Time to Next Treatment (TTNT) of the First-line (1L) by Type of Treatment

    TTNT was defined as the time from initiation of a treatment line until the initiation of the next treatment line, death, or end of study follow-up.

    Measured: Up to approximately 7 years

  3. Duration of Treatment (DoT)

    DoT was defined as the time from initiation of a treatment line until the end of treatment, death, or end of study follow-up.

    Measured: Up to approximately 7 years

  4. Mean Age at Index Date per First-line (1L) Medication

    Measured: Index date, defined as date of metastasis diagnosis

  5. Length of Follow-up at Index Date per 1L Medication

    Measured: Index date, defined as date of metastasis diagnosis

  6. Time to Treatment at Index Date per 1L Medication

    Measured: Index date, defined as date of metastasis diagnosis

  7. Gender at Index Date per 1L Medication

    Measured: Index date, defined as date of metastasis diagnosis

  8. Number of Patients with Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) Levels Less than the Upper Limit of Normal (ULN) at Index Date per 1L Medication

    Measured: Index date, defined as date of metastasis diagnosis

  9. Number of Patients with LDH Levels Between the ULN and 1.5 Times ULN at Index Date per 1L Medication

    Measured: Index date, defined as date of metastasis diagnosis

  10. Number of Patients with LDH Levels Greater than 1.5 Times ULN at Index Date per 1L Medication

    Measured: Index date, defined as date of metastasis diagnosis

  11. Number of Patients with Positive Proto-oncogene B-Raf (BRAF) Status at Index Date per 1L Medication

    Measured: Index date, defined as date of metastasis diagnosis

  12. Number of Patients with Negative BRAF Status at Index Date per 1L Medication

    Measured: Index date, defined as date of metastasis diagnosis

  13. Number of Patients by Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) Score Category at Index Date per 1L Medication

    CCI predicts the ten-year mortality for a patient who may have a range of comorbid conditions. Comorbidity was assessed using the CCI, categorized as low (0-1) and high (≥2).

    Measured: Index date, defined as date of metastasis diagnosis

  14. Number of Patients by Number of Metastatic Organs at Index Date per 1L Medication

    Measured: Index date, defined as date of metastasis diagnosis

  15. Number of Patients by Location of Metastases at Index Date per 1L Medication

    Locations of metastatic sites at study entry:

    • lymph node
    • lung
    • skin/subcutaneous
    • liver
    • brain
    • bone
    • kidney
    • peritoneum/peritoneal cavity
    • spleen
    • pancreas
    • intestine

    Measured: Index date, defined as date of metastasis diagnosis

  16. Number of Patients by Tumor, Nodes, and Metastasis (TNM) Stage per 1L Medication

    Measured: Index date, defined as date of metastasis diagnosis

  17. Number of Patients that Received Radiotherapy During 1L Treatment

    Measured: Index date, defined as date of metastasis diagnosis

  18. Number of Patients Switched from Immuno-oncology (IO) 1L Treatment to Targeted Therapy (TT) Second-line (2L) Treatment

    Measured: Up to approximately 7 years

  19. Number of Patients Switched from IO 1L Treatment to Chemotherapy (Chemo) 2L Treatment

    Measured: Up to approximately 7 years

  20. Number of Patients Switched from TT 1L Treatment to IO 2L Treatment

    Measured: Up to approximately 7 years

  21. Number of Patients Switched from TT 1L Treatment to Chemo 2L Treatment

    Measured: Up to approximately 7 years

  22. Number of Patients Switched from Chemo 1L Treatment to IO 2L Treatment

    Measured: Up to approximately 7 years

  23. Number of Patients Switched from Chemo 1L Treatment to TT 2L Treatment

    Measured: Up to approximately 7 years

  24. Number of Patients Switched from IO 2L Treatment to TT Third-line (3L) Treatment

    Measured: Up to approximately 7 years

  25. Number of Patients Switched from IO 2L Treatment to Chemo 3L Treatment

    Measured: Up to approximately 7 years

  26. Number of Patients Switched from TT 2L Treatment to IO 3L Treatment

    Measured: Up to approximately 7 years

  27. Number of Patients Switched from TT 2L Treatment to Chemo 3L Treatment

    Measured: Up to approximately 7 years

  28. Number of Patients Switched from Chemo 2L Treatment to IO 3L Treatment

    Measured: Up to approximately 7 years

  29. Number of Patients Switched from Chemo 2L Treatment to TT 3L Treatment

    Measured: Up to approximately 7 years

  30. Number of Healthcare Contacts and Associated Costs per Patient Year

    Costs of outpatient visits, hospitalizations, and emergency room (ER) visits were estimated using unit costs and thus contain an average cost of performed procedures and operations, analyzed laboratory tests, and given medications (i.e. hospital inpatient medications) during the healthcare contact.

    Measured: Up to approximately 7 years

  31. Number of Healthcare Contacts and Associated Costs per Patient

    Costs of outpatient visits, hospitalizations, and emergency room (ER) visits were estimated using unit costs and thus contain an average cost of performed procedures and operations, analyzed laboratory tests, and given medications (i.e. hospital inpatient medications) during the healthcare contact.

    Measured: Up to approximately 7 years

  32. Number of Healthcare Contacts and Associated Total Costs

    Costs of outpatient visits, hospitalizations, and emergency room (ER) visits were estimated using unit costs and thus contain an average cost of performed procedures and operations, analyzed laboratory tests, and given medications (i.e. hospital inpatient medications) during the healthcare contact.

    Measured: Up to approximately 7 years

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted17 Apr 2024
  2. Study start23 Jun 2021
  3. Primary completion13 Apr 2023
  4. Study completion13 Apr 2023

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrolment
1,795 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06369428
Sponsor's protocol ID
CDRB436BFI02
Status last verified
Apr 2024
First submitted
11 Apr 2024
Last updated
17 Apr 2024
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Metastatic Melanoma, run by Novartis at 1 site in Switzerland.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 17 Apr 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Switzerland. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Mean Age-standardized Annual Incidence of Metastatic Melanoma in 2014-2021 (time frame: Up to approximately 7 years). The study lists 15 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 17 Apr 2024.

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