Radiotherapy Increases aMMP-8-Levels and Neutrophil/Lymphocyte Ratio Rapidly in Head and Neck Cancer Patients: A Pilot Study

Radiotherapy Increases aMMP-8-Levels and Neutrophil/Lymphocyte Ratio Rapidly in Head and Neck Cancer Patients: A Pilot Study

Radiotherapy for head and neck carcinoma (HNC) has both curative and palliative purposes. This study investigated mouthrinse aMMP-8 levels, molecular forms of MMP-8, blood neutrophil counts and neurophil/lymphocyte ratios before and 3 weeks after HNC radiotherapy started. Thirteen HNC patients under...

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Main Authors: Ella Brandt DDS, Mutlu Keskin DDS, PhD, Taina Tervahartiala DDS, PhD, Mustafa Yılmaz DDS, PhD, İlknur Harmankaya MD, Didem Karaçetin MD, Turgut İpek MD, Ulvi Kahraman Gürsoy DDS, PhD, Jaana Rautava DDS, PhD, Shipra Gupta MDS, PhD, Jaana Hagström DDS, PhD, Ismo T. Räisänen DDS, Timo Sorsa DDS, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2023-03-01
Series:Cancer Control
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/10732748231163653

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https://doi.org/10.1177/10732748231163653

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