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ReviewInternational journal of experimental pathology2005

Molecular predictors of clinical outcome in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

Giovana R Thomas, Hari Nadiminti, Jacinto Regalado

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Review in International journal of experimental pathology, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 64 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

64 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  3. Phase II evaluation of sorafenib in advanced and metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: Southwest Oncology Group Study S0420.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2010
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  5. Therapeutic targeting of COX-2 in head and neck cancer: Mechanistic and clinical perspectives.Daru : journal of Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Giovana R ThomasDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA. gthomas@med.miami.edu
Hari Nadiminti
Jacinto Regalado

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) involves the upper aerodigestive tract and can destroy the structure and function of organs involved in voice, speech, taste, smell and hearing, as well as vital structures necessary for survival. HNSCC has long been a treatment challenge because of the high rate of recurrences and of advanced disease at the time of diagnosis. Molecular identification of tissue biomarkers in diagnostic biopsy specimens may not only identify patients at risk for developing HNSCC but may also select patients that may benefit from more aggressive treatment modalities. Several biomarkers studied to date such as the proteins p53, cyclin D1, p16, Cox-2 enzyme, epidermal growth factor and vascular endothelial growth factor receptors, matrix metalloproteinases and the Fhit marker for genomic instability could be manipulated for the therapeutic benefit of these patients. This review presents the most updated information on molecular biomarkers with the greatest prognostic potential in HNSCC and discusses some factors that contribute to the controversy concerning their prognostic importance.

Indexed as

Biomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Squamous CellGene Expression ProfilingGenes, Tumor SuppressorHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPrognosisBiomarkers, Tumor

Identifiers

PMID16309541
PMCPMC2517451

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