Association Between Hepatitis C Virus Infection and Hematologic and Thyroid Cancers
Associations of Hematologic Malignancies and Thyroid Cancer With HCV Infection Among US Military Veterans
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observational
815,000
1 country
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Brief Summary
This study will investigate the possible relationship between infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and the development of certain hematologic cancers (Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Hodgkin's lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, multiple myeloma) and thyroid cancer. HCV causes chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, and liver cancer. It is transmitted primarily through injection drug use and transfusion of infected blood. Studies have shown that HCV may also be linked to hematologic cancers and thyroid cancer. This retrospective study will examine medical records from veterans with and without HCV infection who previously received treatment in the Veterans Administration medical system. Data collected on each subject will include the subject's race, sex, age and era of military service, presence of liver disease or thyroiditis at their baseline clinic visit, number of inpatient visits in the past 5 years and outpatient visits in the past year, and the presence of various specified cancers. The prevalence of cancer and other conditions among HCV-infected subjects and non-HCV infected subjects at baseline and the subsequent development of the cancers of interest in these two groups will be compared and analyzed for a possible causal relationship.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for all trials
Started Jun 2005
Longer than P75 for all trials
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
June 8, 2005
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
June 19, 2006
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
June 21, 2006
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 13, 2011
CompletedJuly 2, 2017
December 13, 2011
June 19, 2006
June 30, 2017
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Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Houston Veterans AFfairs Medical Center
Houston, Texas, United States
Related Publications (3)
Dominitz JA, Boyko EJ, Koepsell TD, Heagerty PJ, Maynard C, Sporleder JL, Stenhouse A, Kling MA, Hrushesky W, Zeilman C, Sontag S, Shah N, Ona F, Anand B, Subik M, Imperiale TF, Nakhle S, Ho SB, Bini EJ, Lockhart B, Ahmad J, Sasaki A, van der Linden B, Toro D, Martinez-Souss J, Huilgol V, Eisen S, Young KA. Elevated prevalence of hepatitis C infection in users of United States veterans medical centers. Hepatology. 2005 Jan;41(1):88-96. doi: 10.1002/hep.20502.
PMID: 15619249BACKGROUNDEngels EA, Chatterjee N, Cerhan JR, Davis S, Cozen W, Severson RK, Whitby D, Colt JS, Hartge P. Hepatitis C virus infection and non-Hodgkin lymphoma: results of the NCI-SEER multi-center case-control study. Int J Cancer. 2004 Aug 10;111(1):76-80. doi: 10.1002/ijc.20021.
PMID: 15185346BACKGROUNDNegri E, Little D, Boiocchi M, La Vecchia C, Franceschi S. B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and hepatitis C virus infection: a systematic review. Int J Cancer. 2004 Aug 10;111(1):1-8. doi: 10.1002/ijc.20205.
PMID: 15185336BACKGROUND
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Study Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Sponsor Type
- NIH
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
June 19, 2006
First Posted
June 21, 2006
Study Start
June 8, 2005
Study Completion
December 13, 2011
Last Updated
July 2, 2017
Record last verified: 2011-12-13