New study maps HPV's role in anal cancer across china
NCT ID NCT06670495
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aims to understand which types of HPV are linked to anal cancer in China and how common the disease is. Researchers will collect samples and health data from 300 patients across multiple hospitals. The goal is to learn more about the virus and disease patterns, not to test a new treatment.
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 help guide future prevention strategies, like HPV vaccination, to reduce anal cancer in China.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not directly help participants and may not lead to immediate changes in care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
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
1. Patients with anal canal cancer: patients with anal canal cancer originating from the superior border of the functional anal canal (separated from the rectum) and defined as the palpable upper border of the anal sphincter and puborectalis muscles of the anorectal ring. It is approximately 3 to 5 cm in length, and its inferior border starts at the anal verge, the lowermost edge of the sphincter muscles, corresponding to the introitus of the anal orifice. 2. Patients with perianal cancer: The perianal region starts at the anal verge and includes the perianal skin over a 5-cm radius from the squamous mucocutaneous junction
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * (1) Patients diagnosed with anal cancers, (2) Patients without radiation or chemotherapy prior to specimen collection; Exclusion Criteria: * (1) Patients with HIV infection, (2) Patients with immunosuppression after solid organ transplantation, (3) Those who do not agree to specimen collection and testing, (4) For retrospective study cases, those who without specimen.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. 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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Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center
RECRUITINGShanghai, 200032, China
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