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

National Taiwan University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Assess the Effect of Genetic Factors, Including Both SNP and Copy Number Variation (CNV) Through Analysis of Both Main Effect and Gene-gene Interaction; Evaluate the Association Between Certain Environmental Exposures (e.g. Cigarette Smoking, Alcohol Drinking, Betel Nut Chewing…) and Head and Neck Cancers

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01972802

201006077R

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 900 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

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)