U.S., July 23 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07718620) titled 'HPV-associated Oropharyngeal Carcinoma (HPV-OPC)' on July 07.
Brief Summary: This study focuses on the longitudinal monitoring of HPV infection in patients with head and neck cancers, particularly oropharyngeal carcinoma (OPC), using a new electrochemical detection method. This method has already been successfully developed and validated for cervical cancer. The aim of the project is to monitor the dynamics of HPV viral load before the start of treatment and during conservative radiation therapy or concurrent chemoradiation therapy. HPV will be analyzed from oral swabs, oral cavity washings, and plasma as part of a small prospective...