Search / Trial NCT00001603

The Effects of Upper Airway and Digestive Tract Tumors on the Immune System

Launched by NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATION DISORDERS (NIDCD) · Nov 3, 1999

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Trial Information

Current as of September 08, 2024

Completed

Keywords

Cytokines Squamous Cell Carcinoma Papilloma Communication Immunity Head Neck Head And Neck Cancer

Description

Patients with squamous cell carcinoma or papilloma of the upper aerodigestive tract who are candidates for standard or investigational therapy are eligible to participate in this pilot immunopathogenesis study. Patients with these neoplasms exhibit alterations in immune and metabolic regulation. These alterations in immunoregulation have been shown to affect prognosis, and have thus far been an obstacle to the successful development of active immunization and cytokine immunotherapy that have been attempted in order to improve preservation of organ function and survival. This is a pilot stud...

Gender

ALL

Eligibility criteria

  • INCLUSION CRITERIA
  • Biopsy proven squamous cell carcinoma or papilloma.
  • Age greater than 18.
  • No immunodeficiency (congenital or acquired).

About Sponsor

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID, /ˈnaɪ.æd/) is one of the 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). NIAID's mission is to conduct basic and applied research to better understand, treat, and prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases.

Contacts

JC

Jennifer Cobb

Immunology at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Locations

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

People applied

Timeline

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Estimated completion

Not reported

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