Memphis, Tennessee Clinical Trials

M Melissa Hines, MD

Feasibility of Screening for Early Late Effects of Contemporary Therapy in High-Risk Neuroblastoma Survivors

The study participant is being asked to be in a research study called LEGACY, because you were treated for high-risk neuroblastoma (HR-NBL). Primary Objective To determine the feasibility of conducting comprehensive evaluations, leveraging the established SJLIFE (St. Jude Lifetime Cohort Study) study infrastructure, in survivors of HR-NBL (high-risk neuroblastoma) who …

M Melissa Hines, MD

Peripheral Arterial Tonometry and Neurocognition in Sickle Cell Disease

This study will examine sleep disordered breathing and sleep quality in participants (ages 12-18) diagnosed with sickle cell disease of any genotype. We will utilize remote peripheral arterial tonometry (PAT) and questionnaires to evaluate difficulties with sleep. PAT assessments will occur remotely in the homes of participants. Neurocognitive, behavioral, and …

M Melissa Hines, MD

Molecular Analysis of Childhood and Adolescent Melanocytic Lesions

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 …

M Melissa Hines, MD

Characterizing Sleep Among Long-term Survivors of Childhood Cancer

The patients are being asked to take part in this clinical trial because they received cancer treatment as a child at St. Jude. The study comprehensively examines sleep among three distinct diagnostic groups of survivors in the SJLIFE cohort: ALL, CNS tumors, and non-CNS solid tumors. Primary Objective The primary …