One-step Nucleic Acid Amplification for Detecting Lymph Node Metastasis of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Completed
- Conditions
- cN0 Oral Squamous Cell Carcinomas
- Registration Number
- NCT02852343
- Lead Sponsor
- Rennes University Hospital
- Brief Summary
The investigators main objective is to show that OSNA technique is as accurate as pathological analysis (frozen section / HE staining and immunochemistry) to detect occult lymph node metastasis (micro and macrometastasis).
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 26
Inclusion Criteria
- Patient > 18 years old
- Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma diagnosed by biopsy
- N0 classification (N0: no lymph node invasion on clinical and radiological examination).
- Neck dissection or sentinel lymph node biopsy required to treat the patient
- ECOG 1,2 or 3
- Patient's consent
Exclusion Criteria
- Patient previously treated by radiotherapy or surgery for head and neck neoplasm.
- Contraindication or patient unwillingness to undergo surgical treatment
- Incapacitated adults
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method number of CK19 mRNA copies/µL of diluted lymph node lysate through study completion, an average of 1 year
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Centre hospitalier universitaire de Rennes
🇫🇷Rennes, France