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Methylation of p16 CpG Island And Malignant Transformation of Oral Epithelial Dysplasia

A Cohort Study on Prediction of Malignant Transformation of Oral Epithelial Dysplasia by p16 Methylation

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00835341
Enrollment
93
Registered
2009-02-03
Start date
2005-03-31
Completion date
2008-10-31
Last updated
2015-06-01

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Conditions

Oral Epithelial Dysplasia, Mild or Moderate Grade

Keywords

oral epithelial dysplasia, p16 methylation, prognosis, malignant transformation, oral squamous cell carcinoma

Brief summary

Oral epithelial dysplasia (OED) is one of the common precancerous lesions among Chinese adults. Biomarker is not available for detection of malignant potential of OED till now. p16 is an important tumor suppressor gene, which is inactivated frequently by methylation of CpG island in early stage of carcinogenesis. The present cohort study is to investigate whether p16 methylation is correlated with malignant transformation of OED.

Detailed description

* Background: Identification of malignant potential of oral epithelial dysplasia (OED) is virtually impossible on histopathological grounds alone. Inactivation of p16 gene by CpG methylation is an early frequent event during oral carcinogenesis. To investigate the predictive value of p16 methylation on malignant potential in OED, we carried out the prospective cohort study. * Methods: 101 patients with histologically confirmed mild or moderate OED were included in the present study. Baseline information of p16 methylation status of the OED lesions from 93 cases was obtained by methylation-specific PCR. Progression of the OEDs lesions was examined in 78 cases histologically during the 45.8 months double-blind followup survey (78/93). The association between p16 methylation and progression of OED was analyzed with SPSS13.0 software. All P-values were two-sided.

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Peking University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* histological diagnosis of mild or moderate grade OED; and * enough amount of tissue sample from OED lesion for genomic DNA extraction; and * available of methylation status of p16 CpG island in the extracted DNA sample.

Exclusion criteria

* histological diagnosis of severe grade OED or malignant disease; or * amount of tissue sample is not enough for preparation of genomic DNA (20ng); or * quality of the prepared DNA is not good enough for detection of p16 methylation; or * OED treatment history by LASER, radiotherapy, or chemotherapy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
The Number of Participants With Both Clinical and Histological Evidence of Malignant Transformation of Oral Epithelial Dysplasiafrom 3 months to 124 monthsThe follow-up examination was carried out with a 3-month interval. Re-biopsy was done as clinically indicated, e.g. the lesion recurs or has tendency for malignant development. Pathologic diagnosis was made by at least two pathologists without the knowledge of baseline p16 methylation, based on the World Health Organization's criteria, at Peking University School of Stomatology. The number of participants with malignant transformation of oral dysplasia was calculated based on the number of participants with oral dysplasia progressed to carcinoma by the end of the trial in each cohorts.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Cancer-free Survival Time for Patients With Oral Epithelial Dysplasiafrom 3 months to 124 months

Countries

China

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
p16-methylated
patients with mild or moderate oral epithelial dysplasia containing methylated p16 CpG island.
35
p16-unmethylated
patients with mild or moderate oral epithelial dysplasia NOT containing methylated p16 CpG island.
58
Total93

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001
Overall StudyLost to Follow-up312

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicTotalp16-methylatedp16-unmethylated
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
31 Participants12 Participants19 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
62 Participants23 Participants39 Participants
Age, Continuous57.7 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.3
57.5 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12
57.9 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11
Region of Enrollment
China
93 participants35 participants58 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
57 Participants21 Participants36 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
36 Participants14 Participants22 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
0 / 350 / 58
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 350 / 58

Outcome results

Primary

The Number of Participants With Both Clinical and Histological Evidence of Malignant Transformation of Oral Epithelial Dysplasia

The follow-up examination was carried out with a 3-month interval. Re-biopsy was done as clinically indicated, e.g. the lesion recurs or has tendency for malignant development. Pathologic diagnosis was made by at least two pathologists without the knowledge of baseline p16 methylation, based on the World Health Organization's criteria, at Peking University School of Stomatology. The number of participants with malignant transformation of oral dysplasia was calculated based on the number of participants with oral dysplasia progressed to carcinoma by the end of the trial in each cohorts.

Time frame: from 3 months to 124 months

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
p16-methylatedThe Number of Participants With Both Clinical and Histological Evidence of Malignant Transformation of Oral Epithelial Dysplasia32 participants
p16-unmethylatedThe Number of Participants With Both Clinical and Histological Evidence of Malignant Transformation of Oral Epithelial Dysplasia46 participants
Secondary

Cancer-free Survival Time for Patients With Oral Epithelial Dysplasia

Time frame: from 3 months to 124 months

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026