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Head and Neck CancersNCT00580203

Collection Of Tissue, Blood, and Other Specimens From Patients With Head and Neck Tumors To Study the Causes, Diagnosis, Prevention and Treatment of Cancers

An observational study of Head and Neck Cancers, run by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This is a protocol to collect tissues, blood, and other specimens from patients with malignant or nonmalignant diseases of the head and neck. Collected specimens will be used in laboratory studies to investigate the growth, development, and transformation of normal and abnormal cells in the future. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age
Conditions the study is for
Head and Neck Cancers
How many people
1,468 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Feb 2004to 12 Nov 2024
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Any age
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Study population: Patients with head and neck diseases who have had tissue, serum, urine, or other specimens removed or collected for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.

Who may be able to join

  • Patients with head and neck diseases are eligible if they have had tissue, serum, urine, or other specimens removed or collected for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.
  • Patients will be entered onto this protocol without preference for any racial or ethnic group.
  • Patients may have received prior chemotherapy, radiation, surgical therapy, immunotherapy, or differentiation therapy.
  • The specimen collected must be large enough to allow conventional testing necessary for patient care, with the portion of the specimen reserved for research laboratory analysis excised from residual tissue that would otherwise have been discarded.

Who cannot join

  • Patients not giving informed consent will be excluded.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10065

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About this study

Official title: Collection of Tissue, Blood, and Other Specimens From Patients With Head and Neck Diseases to Study the Causes, Diagnosis, Prevention and Treatment of Cancers

This is a protocol to collect tissues, blood, and other specimens from patients with malignant or nonmalignant diseases of the head and neck. Collected specimens will be used in laboratory studies to investigate the growth, development, and transformation of normal and abnormal cells in the future.

Read the detailed description

This is a protocol to collect tissues, blood, and other specimens from patients with malignant or nonmalignant diseases of the head and neck. Collected specimens will be used in laboratory studies to investigate the growth, development, and transformation of normal and abnormal cells in the future.

Keywords
HEENT cancers, larynx, thyroid, sarcoma, specimen analysis
Medical subject headings
Head and Neck Neoplasms, Laryngeal Diseases, Thyroid Diseases, Sarcoma

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Study groups in NCT00580203
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
1Patients with head and neck cancers

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Collect tissues, blood, and other specimens from patients with malignant or nonmalignant diseases of the head and neck. Specimens will be used to investigate growth, development, and transformation of normal and abnormal cells in the future.

    Measured: 36 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted24 Dec 2007 (estimated)
  2. Study startFeb 2004
  3. Primary completion12 Nov 2024
  4. Study completion12 Nov 2024

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Case only
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
1,468 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00580203
Sponsor's protocol ID
04-017
Status last verified
Nov 2024
First submitted
19 Dec 2007
Last updated
15 Nov 2024
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Head and Neck Cancers, run by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 15 Nov 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Collect tissues, blood, and other specimens from patients with malignant or nonmalignant diseases of the head and neck. Specimens will be used to investigate growth, development, and transformation of normal and abnormal cells in the future. (time frame: 36 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 15 Nov 2024.

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