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NCT02661776

The Change of NK Cell Activity After Head and Neck Cancer Surgery

Completed Last updated 2 October 2017
What this trial tests

trial in The Patients Undergoing Head and Neck Surgery Including Tumor Removal and Reconstruction With Flap in 29 participants. Completed in 4 May 2017.

Timeline
24 March 2016
Primary endpoint
4 May 2017
4 May 2017

Quick facts

Lead sponsorYonsei University
StatusCompleted
Study typeOBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment29
Start date24 March 2016
Primary completion4 May 2017
Estimated completion4 May 2017
Sites1 location across South Korea

Conditions studied

Sponsor

Yonsei University

Who can join

19 and older, any sex, with The Patients Undergoing Head and Neck Surgery Including Tumor Removal and Reconstruction With Flap. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Cellular immunity can be changed after surgery and anesthesia. Tissue injury by surgical procedures significantly reduces the immune function in proportion to the degree of tissue injury. In addition, the use of opioids as analgesics during the perioperative period depress cellular immunity, in particular the activity of the natural killer (NK) cells. This perioperative immunosuppression may cause deleterious consequences on postoperative outcome in cancer patients. The aim of this study is to confirm the presence or extent of the change of NK cell activity between before and after head and neck surgery. Additionally, investigators will identify the clinical or genetic factors related to the change of NK cell activity.

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

  1. Dysfunctional Natural Killer Cells in the Aftermath of Cancer Surgery.
    Angka L, Khan ST, Kilgour MK, Xu R, et al · · 2017 · cited 53× · PMID 28817109 · DOI 10.3390/ijms18081787

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