HPV in Sinonasal Ca: Retrospective Analysis Association of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Serology and Behavioral Risk Factors
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04979000 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : July 27, 2021
Last Update Posted : September 5, 2023
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Condition or disease |
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Sinonasal Carcinoma HPV-Related Squamous Cell Carcinoma |
Study Type : | Observational |
Estimated Enrollment : | 499 participants |
Observational Model: | Case-Control |
Time Perspective: | Retrospective |
Official Title: | The Role of High-risk HPV in Sinonasal Carcinomas: a Retrospective Tissue Analysis of the Increasing Frequency and Case-control Study to Evaluate the Association of HPV Serology and Behavioral Risk Factors |
Actual Study Start Date : | August 3, 2021 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | January 30, 2026 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | January 30, 2028 |
Group/Cohort |
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Cases
Patients with a confirmed diagnosis of sinonasal cancer.
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Controls
Patients being seen for benign conditions at Johns Hopkins.
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- HPV Status [ Time Frame: Collected at time of surgery or previously conducted biopsy ]High risk HPV present or absent in tumor
- Gender Differences [ Time Frame: completion of the study, approximately 2 years ]Gender differences in HPV-HNSCC risk factors (tobacco, alcohol, drug use and sexual behavior).
- Race/Ethnicity Differences [ Time Frame: completion of the study, approximately 2 years ]Race/ethnicity differences in HPV-HNSCC risk factors (tobacco, alcohol, drug use and sexual behavior).
Biospecimen Retention: Samples With DNA

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Cases:
Patients with a confirmed diagnosis of sinonasal cancer, or clinical findings consistent with this diagnosis, seen in the Departments of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Radiation Oncology, or Medical Oncology of the Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center (SKCCC) or Johns Hopkins Head and Neck Surgery at Suburban Hospital are eligible for this study.
Controls:
Patients seen for benign conditions in the same Departments of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Radiation Oncology, and Medical Oncology at SKCCC or Suburban Hospital are eligible for enrollment as non-cancer controls in this study.
Inclusion Criteria:
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Cases:
- Patients must be 18 years of age or older with a confirmed or suspected diagnosis of sinonasal cancer
- Patients must have either a routine diagnostic biopsy of primary tumor or surgical resection planned as part of routine care (to allow for the collection of tumor sample for the study) or grant access to archival material, from a previously performed biopsy.
- Willing to provide 20 mL blood sample
- Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document
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Controls:
- Must be 18 years of age or older within the categories of age, gender, and race needed to match cases
- Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document
Exclusion Criteria:
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Cases:
- Presence of medical or psychiatric condition affecting ability to give voluntary, informed consent
- Participants who do not speak English and do not agree to use of a telephone or video interpreter will be excluded. However, if there is a hearing, literally or minor fluency issue and the participant requests assistance from a family member or the study coordinator, this individual may still enroll and receive this assistance to ensure they fully hear and understand everything being asked
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Controls:
- Presence of medical or psychiatric condition affecting ability to give voluntary, informed consent
- Participants who do not speak English and do not agree to use of a telephone or video interpreter will be excluded. However, if there is a hearing, literacy or minor fluency issue and the participant requests assistance from a family member or the study coordinator, this individual may still enroll and receive this assistance to ensure they fully hear and understand everything being asked
- No prior diagnosis of head and neck cancer, except basal cell cancer
- No previous radiation therapy of the head and neck

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04979000
Contact: Nyall London, M.D. | 301-896-3332 | nlondon2@jhmi.edu | |
Contact: Zubair Khan, M.D. | 410-955-3157 | zkhan@jhmi.edu |
United States, Maryland | |
Johns Hopkins University | Recruiting |
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287 | |
Contact: Nyall London, M.D. 301-896-3332 nlondon2@jhmi.edu | |
Contact: Zubair Khan, M.D. 410-955-3157 zkhan@jhmi.edu |
Principal Investigator: | Nyall London, M.D. | Department of Otolaryngology and Surgery |
Responsible Party: | Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04979000 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
J20108 |
First Posted: | July 27, 2021 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | September 5, 2023 |
Last Verified: | August 2023 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Carcinoma Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms |