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2002 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Microsatellite Instability of Head and Neck Cancer and Field Cancerization

Research Project

Project/Area Number 13671803
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Otorhinolaryngology
Research InstitutionTokai University

Principal Investigator

OKAMI Kenji  Tokai University, School of Medicine, Associate Professor, 医学部, 助教授 (90223734)

Project Period (FY) 2001 – 2002
Keywordshead and neck cancer / microsaellite instability / saliva / methylation / p16 tumor suppressor gene
Research Abstract

A key to improve the prognosis of head and neck cancers is an early diagnosis of the disease. No screening method to detect these cancers has been developed yet. Molecular techniques using polymerase chain reaction are a sensitive method to detect a small population of cancer cells among normal cells. We conducted a series of microsatellite analysis to detect cancer cells in saliva from 23 oral and pharyngeal cancer patients. Eight microsatellite markers were selected to test for microsatellite instability (MSI) in the tumor and saliva samples. Of 23 samples, 5 (22%) had MSI in the tumor samples. No correlation between MSI and clinicopathological feature was identified. In 4 of 5 (80%) MSI positive samples, we detected the identical MSI in saliva. The possibility of the molecular screening and molecular follow-up is discussed.

  • Research Products

    (2 results)

All Other

All Publications (2 results)

  • [Publications] Okami K, et al.: "Molecular detection of cancer cells in saliva from oral and pharyngeal cancer patients"The Tokai Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine. 27(3)(in press). (2002)

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  • [Publications] Okami K, Imate Y, Hashimoto Y, Kamada T, and Takahashi M.: "Molecular detection of cancer cells in saliva from oral and pharyngeal cancer patients"Tokai J Exp Clin Med. in press.

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