Parameters of Stromal Activation and Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition as Predictive Biomarkers for Induction Chemotherapy in Patients With Locally Advanced Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Cancer

Objectives Induction chemotherapy (IC) is likely to be effective for biologically distinct subgroups of oral cancer and biomarker development may lead to identification of those patients. Methods We evaluated immune cell infiltration, stroma formation and structure of the invasive front as well as t...

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Main Authors: Jana Geweiler, Johanna Inhestern, Alexander Berndt, Orlando Guntinas-Lichius
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2016-12-01
Series:Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology
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Online Access:http://www.e-ceo.org/upload/pdf/ceo-2015-01683.pdf