Screening Trial to Study Eligibility of Patients to Participate in Head and Neck Surgery Clinical Trials
Status: | Archived |
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Conditions: | Cancer, Cancer |
Therapuetic Areas: | Oncology |
Healthy: | No |
Age Range: | Any |
Updated: | 7/1/2011 |
Evaluation For NIDCD Head And Neck Surgery Branch Clinical Research Protocols
RATIONALE: Evaluating patients for eligibility in clinical trials may help doctors plan more
effective surgery for patients who have cancer.
PURPOSE: This screening trial is determining the eligibility of patients to participate in
head and neck surgery clinical trials at the National Institute on Deafness and Other
Communication Disorders and National Cancer Institute.
OBJECTIVES:
- Evaluate eligibility of patients with neoplastic disease of the head and neck for
clinical research protocols at the National Institute on Deafness and Other
Communication Disorders Head and Neck Surgery Branch and National Cancer Institute.
OUTLINE: Patients undergo various diagnostic procedures and clinical testing to determine
protocol eligibility. The procedures and testing may include, but are not limited to,
laboratory blood tests, including HLA typing, hepatitis screening, and HIV serology; various
nuclear medicine and imaging scans with or without contrast dye; pulmonary function tests;
endoscopy; incisional or excisional biopsy; fine-needle aspiration; and arteriogram.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A maximum of 300 patients will be accrued for this study within 5 years.
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