Health Condition 1: C00-C14- Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Anirudh Jeedigunta
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Treatment na�¯ve cases of oral cancer hailing from South India, irrespective of the gender of patient and site or stage of oral cancer, who would be managed at the tertiary care hospital attached to our medical school
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients aged less than 18 years, Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection, pre-existing local mucosal diseases or autoimmune diseases, and recipients of chemotherapy or any other medications that would alter the oral microbiome.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The outcome measure used to compare the microbial profile between the study specimen and control specimen is the relative abundance of various bacteria.Timepoint: The surgical samples will be collected, stored and subsequently analysed for its microbial profile at a single time point (cross-sectional study) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Not ApplicableTimepoint: Not Applicable | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactAnirudh Jeedigunta
Kasturba Medical College, Manipal MAHE
Outcome results
None listed