New study aims to unlock secrets of oral cancer through tissue and symptom tracking
NCT ID NCT06550050
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is for 1000 people with oral cancer or precancerous mouth lesions. Researchers will collect tissue samples and ask participants about their symptoms before, during, and after treatment. The goal is to find better ways to predict how the disease will behave and which treatments will work best for each person.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2066
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
MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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.
* Aged 18 or older, with a diagnosis of oral premalignant or malignant tumors (eligible diagnoses listed below) or presenting with suspected premalignant or malignant tumors for definitive diagnosis * Must be able to provide informed consent * Oral premalignant or malignant tumors presenting for evaluation for the first time at UT MD Anderson Cancer Center * Oral premalignant or malignant tumors who were previously treated or evaluated at UT MD Anderson Cancer Center who presents for evaluation of progressive or recurrent disease. Newly collected biospecimens and tissue samples will be linked to applicable samples previously collected and banked/stored under PA17-0050, LAB02-427, Lab02-039 and Lab08-0848. Eligible diagnoses include: * Leukoplakia * Erythroplakia * Mild dysplasia * Moderate dysplasia * Severe dysplasia * Carcinoma in situ * Squamous cell carcinoma Exclusion: \- Pregnant women and/or cognitively-impaired adults are excluded from this study. Exclusion Criteria: \- Prior oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) surgery or OSCC radiation treatment at a non-MDA institution.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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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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MD Anderson Cancer Center
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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