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Tp53 As A Biomarker In Head And Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Thomas J. Ow Md Aug 2011

Tp53 As A Biomarker In Head And Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Thomas J. Ow Md

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Currently, there are no molecular biomarkers that guide treatment decisions for patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Several retrospective studies have evaluated TP53 in HNSCC, and results have suggested that specific mutations are associated with poor outcome. However, there exists heterogeneity among these studies in the site and stage of disease of the patients reviewed, the treatments rendered, and methods of evaluating TP53 mutation. Thus, it remains unclear as to which patients and in which clinical settings TP53 mutation is most useful in predicting treatment failure.

In the current study, we reviewed the records of a cohort …