Improving the diagnosis and treatment of patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: collection of tumor tissues ;The *HNcol* study

Recruiting

• Conditions: head and neck cancer; 10046304; oral cancer; 10038666

• Registration Number: NL-OMON43791
• Lead Sponsor: Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 18 June 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 2000

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients must have a histologically proven HNSCC, a squamous cell carcinoma from the oral cavity, oro- or hypopharynx, larynx and cervical part of oesophagus.
2. Patients must have sufficient knowledge of the Dutch language to understand the meaning of the study as described in the patient information.
3. Patients must have the mental capacity to understand the meaning of the study as described in the patient information patient information.
4. Patients must give written informed consent.
5. Age of the patients should be >18. An upper limit of age will not be applied. Elderly patients who are fit enough to undergo surgery in the head and neck area are not likely to encounter negative effects of the extra procedures that will be applied as part of the study.

Exclusion Criteria

The decision of the surgeon that the patients is not suitable for this study (e.g. in case of limited size of the carcinoma).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational invasive
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The obtained material and information will be stored and employed for future<br /><br>validation and prognostic studies. </p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>NA</p><br>