New study aims to crack the code of head and neck cancer in korean patients

NCT ID NCT07190573

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

The HOPE study is a long-term research project at Samsung Medical Center that will follow about 350 head and neck cancer patients each year. Researchers will collect medical information, tumor tissue, and blood samples to understand how the disease progresses and why some patients respond better to treatment than others. The goal is to find biological markers that can guide more personalized and effective treatments in the future.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to

If successful, this study could identify biomarkers that help doctors choose the most effective treatments for individual head and neck cancer patients.

What could go wrong

This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not directly test a new therapy, and finding useful biomarkers is uncertain.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

head and neck cancer Head and Neck Neoplasms squamous cell carcinoma

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

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Locations

  • Samsung Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    Seoul, Seoul, 06351, South Korea