mASCARA
Research type
Research Database
IRAS ID
335443
Contact name
Sarah Mills
Contact email
Research summary
Multinational Anal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Registry and Audit
REC name
East Midlands - Derby Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
24/EM/0002
Date of REC Opinion
16 Jan 2024
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion
Data collection arrangements
The database will hold information about patients with Anal Squamous cell Carcinoma and and Anal High-grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions, its precancerous precursor. It will include demographics and cancer outcomes before and after treatment.This information will be taken from patient notes, will be held in a pseudoanymised format, released in an anonymised format and used for many different research projects aimed at better treating patients with anal cancer.
Research programme
This database will be used by colorectal surgeons, HIV physicians, Gynaecologists and oncologists internationally as a valuable source of anonymised data that can support multiple studies and guide further research into the treatment of anal cancer.
Research database title
Multinational Anal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Registry and Audit
Establishment organisation
Imperial College London
Establishment organisation address
154 Norfolk Place
St Mary's Campus
W2 1PG