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New registry aims to unlock head and neck cancer secrets in asian patients

NCT ID NCT02546895

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Samsung Medical Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study gathered medical information and tissue samples from 2,000 head and neck cancer patients in South Korea. The goal was to learn more about how the disease behaves in Asian populations, since most existing research comes from Western countries. By analyzing this data, researchers hope to find better ways to predict treatment outcomes and side effects.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

2,000 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Sep 2015

Finished

Dec 2024

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Who is studied

Pathologically proven head and neck cancer patients, who are referred to Samsung Medical Center

Ages

19 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Adults over 19 years-old * Patients diagnosed as head and neck cancer histopathologically according to American Joint Committee on Cancer, Cancer staging manual, 7th edition at Samsung Medical Center: * Comprise a part of head and neck * Oral cavity * Pharynx * Larynx * Hypopharynx * Nasal cavity * Paranasal sinus * Nasopharynx * Salivary gland * Skin in the head and neck * In case patients are diagnosed at other hospitals, it can be possible to register the tissue of cancer cell with Samsung medical center and confirm the diagnosis by pathologists of Samsung medical center. * Histopathological type: * Squamous cell carcinoma * Malignant melanoma * Sarcoma and other carcinomas are included. * Metastasis of Unknown Origin (MUO) at head and neck is included. * Patients who receive a proper treatment as scheduled. * Informed consents: patients who understand the purpose of study and are capable of giving a written consent. Exclusion criteria: * Patients who do not meet the requirements of inclusion criteria

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

head and neck cancer Head and Neck Neoplasms

As listed by the trial registrant

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Head and neck cancer

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Samsung Medical Center

    Seoul, 135-710, South Korea

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