Epstein-Barr Detection in Oral Cancer

UPECLIN HC FM Botucatu Unesp

Status: Completed

Conditions: Oral Cancer

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01039272

upeclin/FOA-Unesp-03

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to analyze oral squamous cell carcinoma and healthy oral mucosa for the possible presence of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV).

Full description

Epstein-Barr virus has been implicated in a range of malignant neoplasms, including in some studies, in the aetiology of oral squamous cell carcinoma but the influence of EBV in oral cancer remains unclear. This study will examine the prevalence of EBV infection in oral cancer by means of nested polymerase chain reaction.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients of Oral Cancer Centre - UNESP/Araçatuba - SP
• with oral squamous cell carcinoma

Exclusion criteria

• without oral squamous cell carcinoma

Trial design

60 participants in 2 patient groups

oral cancer

Description:

patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma

control group

Description:

healthy patients without any oral pathology