Pregnancy and cancer: new study probes rare link
NCT ID NCT03738267
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study examines head and neck cancers that occur during pregnancy or within 12 months after giving birth. Researchers will check for certain viruses (HPV and EBV) and look at tumor types and pregnancy complications. The goal is to better understand these rare cases, not to test a new treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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14 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2018
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2025
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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
Patients with cancers of Head and Neck that occurred during pregnancy
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * 18 year old woman or over at the time of participation * PS 0 -2 * Cancer diagnosed (biopsy date) from 01/01/2010 between the second week of pregnancy and the 12 months postpartum. * Primitive may concern the following sites: oral cavity, nasopharynx, oropharynx, hypopharynx, larynx, prevalent lymphadenopathy, nasal cavity, salivary glands, dental tumors, ear tumors, paragangliomas optic pathways, facial sinus / facial mass, nose, ear and other head and neck * All histologies (epithelial tumors, sarcomas, mucosal melanomas, embryonic tumors, undifferentiated tumors) * Patient receiving or having received a specific oncological treatment among surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, hormone therapy. * All stages allowed: localized stages and metastatic stages immediately. * No opposition of the patient to participate in this study Exclusion Criteria: * Any other neoplastic antecedent * Exclusion of metastases at the level of the VADS of another primitive than a cancer of the VADS * Exclusion of hematological tumors (lymphoma) and glial tumors * Person subject to a legal protection measure or unable to express their consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
8 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ap-Hp Tenon
Paris, France
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Centre François Baclesse
Caen, France
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Chu Besancon
Besançon, France
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Chu Bordeaux
Bordeaux, France
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Chu Grenoble Alpes
Grenoble, France
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Chu Poitiers
Poitiers, France
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Chu Toulouse
Toulouse, France
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Institut Gustave Roussy IGR
Villejuif, France
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