Less invasive diagnostics for cancer using hair follicle

Less invasive diagnostics for cancer using hair follicle - A new test for cancer examines hair follicles

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000012893

Enrollment

170

Registered

2014-01-18

Start date

2013-10-16

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Patients suffering from tumors such as colorectal, lung and pancreatic cancer and precancerous disease

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with benign and malignant tumor and healthy volunteers Patients with written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: None

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Comparison of the gene expression profile in hair follicle between cancer patients and healthy volunteer	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Comparison of the gene expression profile in hair follicle among the cancer patients with various stages and organs	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactYusuke Mizukami

Center for Clinical and Biomedical Research, Sapporo Higashi Tokushukai Hospital Division of Cancer Research

ymizu_ccbr@tohtoku.jp011-722-1110

Outcome results