Relation between oral health status and pancreatobiliary tract cancer

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26670904
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Social dentistry
• Research Institution: Okayama University
• Principal Investigator: Morita Manabu 岡山大学, 医歯薬学総合研究科, 教授 (40157904)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 膵臓がん / 生命予後 / 歯周病 / 腫瘍マーカー

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Patients diagnosed with pancreatobiliary tract cancer were analyzed. Factors affecting the prognosis of pancreatobiliary tract cancer were evaluated. The results demonstrated that low body mass index, high concentration of serum C-reactive protein (CRP) and severe periodontitis were significant prognostic factors for survival rate. It was also found that micro-RNAs in salivary exosomes could be candidate biomarkers for pancreatobiliary tract cancer.

Free Research Field

予防歯科学