About this trial
The purpose of this study is to study the genetic profile of head and neck tumors and their relationship to treatment response and outcome
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
actual or suspected malignant or non-malignant tumors of the head and neck
planned biopsy and/or resection, or availability of paraffin embedded or stored frozen tumor tissue for non-genetic analysis
Disqualifiers
insufficient tissue available for both standard diagnostic evaluation and study specimen
Trial population
Patients with tumors of the head and neck who ar ehaving diagnostic biopsy or surgical resection of primary lesions or recurrences
Trial design
Cohort
Prospective
Treatments tested in this trial
Not listed
Trial groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
correlation of treatment response and prognosis (time to recurrence and survival) with genetic expression profile
Secondary outcomes
identify a series of diagnostic markers for head and neck tumors and study the mechanism of action of these proteins
Sponsors and contacts
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Montefiore Medical Center
Lead sponsor
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Collaborator
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
Collaborator
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Collaborator