David L. Swanson, M.D.

Closed for Enrollment

• Feasibility of Optical Transfer Diagnosis to Differentiate Benign Melanocytic Nevi from Malignant Melanoma Scottsdale/Phoenix, Ariz.

  The purpose of this study is to use new technology called Optical Transfer Diagnosis (OTD) to find if skin lesions are melanomas or non cancer. The research study team wants to see if the Balter Medical OTD technology will identify these lesions the same or better than a dermatologist.

• Molecular profiling of intratumoral dermoscopic structures in primary malignant melanoma Scottsdale/Phoenix, Ariz.

  The purpose of this study is to learn more about the cause of the different patterns and colors seen in melanomas, with the hope of better understanding genes expressed in melanomas. The value is that the findings may alter the approach to patients with more locally advanced melanomas.