Aristolochic Acid-DNA Adduct in Urothelial Carcinoma in Taiwan

National Taiwan University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Urothelial Carcinoma

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00867633

200804011R

Details and patient eligibility

About

To study the association between aristolochic acid and urothelial carcinoma in Taiwan

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• the resected kidney tissue in the tissue bank

Exclusion criteria

• the patients who had been ever exposed to arsenics, rubber, chemicals, irradiation for pelvis, or received chemotherapy.

Trial design

100 participants in 3 patient groups

Urothelial carcinoma

Description:

The DNA samples extracted from the urothelial carcinoma tissue

RCC

Description:

the DNA sample extracted from RCC

Non-cancer

Description:

The DNA sample extracted from the non-cancerous kidney tissue