Head and neck cancer relapse after chemoradiotherapy correlates with CD163+ macrophages in primary tumour and CD11b+ myeloid cells in recurrences.
BACKGROUND: We investigated the prognostic role of tumour-associated macrophages (TAMs) in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) treated with definitive chemoradiotherapy (CRT). METHODS: The expression of CD68+, CD163+ and CD11b+ cells was assessed using immunohistochemistry in...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Cancer Research UK
2014
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