Metastases of Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Organ Transplant Recipients. The "SCOPE-ITSCC Metastases Study"

University of Zurich (UZH)

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Treatments: Other: SCC metastasis

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01976468

SCOPE-ITSCC metastases

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators hypothesize that a low number of SCC in OTR will metastasize.

Full description

In a large international multicenter prospective observational study a total number of 1000 OTR (organ transplant recipients) with a histologically proven cutaneous SCC (squamous cell carcinoma) will be included in 10 centers and followed during 2 years to establish the cumulative incidence of metastases in OTR with cutaneous SCC.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Organ-transplant recipients (OTR).
• Histologically proven cutaneous invasive SCC at time of inclusion

Exclusion criteria

• Lack of consent.
• History of metastases of cutaneous SCC

Trial design

100 participants in 1 patient group

SCC metastasis

Description:

organ transplant recipients

Treatment:

Other: SCC metastasis