International Cancer of the Head and Neck, Genetics and Environment (InterCHANGE) Study

Sponsor
National Taiwan University Hospital (Other)
Overall Status
Unknown status
CT.gov ID
NCT01972802
Collaborator
(none)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Our overall objective is to understand the role of lifestyle factors, genetics and HPV infection in the development and prognosis of head and neck cancer particularly in Asia.

Study Design

Study Type:
Observational
Anticipated Enrollment :
900 participants
Observational Model:
Case-Control
Time Perspective:
Prospective
Official Title:
International Cancer of the Head and Neck, Genetics and Environment (InterCHANGE) Study
Study Start Date :
Jan 1, 2011
Anticipated Primary Completion Date :
Dec 1, 2014
Anticipated Study Completion Date :
Dec 1, 2014

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. head and neck cancer risk factor [Four years]

    evaluate the association between certain environmental exposures (e.g. cigarette smoking, alcohol drinking, betel nut chewing…) and head and neck cancers,assess the effect of genetic factors, including both SNP and copy number variation (CNV) through analysis of both main effect and gene-gene interaction

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years to 80 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
No
Inclusion Criteria:

Age 18~80 Incident head and neck cancer patients

  • Oral, oropharynx and hypopharynx (C00-C14)

  • Laryngreal cancer (C32)

  • *Esophageal cancer if possible (C15)

Exclusion Criteria:
  • Salivary gland (C07-C08)

  • Nasopharynx (C11)

  • Thyroid (C79.3)

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 National Taiwan University Hospital Tiapei Taipei Taiwan 100

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • National Taiwan University Hospital

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Pei-Jen Lou, National Taiwan University Hospital

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
National Taiwan University Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01972802
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • 201006077R
First Posted:
Oct 30, 2013
Last Update Posted:
Oct 30, 2013
Last Verified:
Oct 1, 2013
Keywords provided by National Taiwan University Hospital
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Study Results

No Results Posted as of Oct 30, 2013