An observational study in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, sponsored by Aalborg University Hospital. Recruiting at 1 site in Denmark. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-02-07.
Sponsored by Aalborg University Hospital · Observational
In the study, N-20190047, the investigators aim to define specific methylation patterns in a group of patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinomas.
With this study the investigators aim to validate these findings in a larger cohort.
1,711 studies on the registry are indexed under Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck; 544 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 300 is above the median of 100 across 179 observational studies indexed under Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck.
Browse Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck studies →Aalborg University Hospital is the lead sponsor of 198 studies on the registry; 42 are open to participants now.
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Cancer group:
Patients referred from the region of Northern Denmark to the Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery with suspicion of, or with already verified Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Only patients with verified squamous cell carcinoma after diagnostic work-up will be eligible.
Control group:
Patients referred from the region of Northern Denmark to the Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery for evaluation or treatment, but without suspected or verified malignancy of the head and neck.
Cancer group:
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Control group:
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Patients with verified head and neck squamous cell carcinomas
Diagnostic Test: Blood sample
Matched control group without active or earlier cancer and a normal ENT examination.
Diagnostic Test: Blood sample
A separate blood sample will be taken for methylation-analyses
Diagnostic accuracy
How accurate can the methylation profiles diagnose the head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Time frame: At diagnosis
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