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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Main Authors: Balermpas, P, Rödel, F, Liberz, R, Oppermann, J, Wagenblast, J, Ghanaati, S, Harter, P, Mittelbronn, M, Weiss, C, Rödel, C, Fokas, E
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Cancer Research UK 2014