Survival impact of pre-treatment neutrophils on oropharyngeal and laryngeal cancer patients undergoing definitive radiotherapy

Survival impact of pre-treatment neutrophils on oropharyngeal and laryngeal cancer patients undergoing definitive radiotherapy

Abstract Background Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (HNSCC) represents an array of disease processes with a generally unfavorable prognosis. Inflammation plays an important role in tumor development and response to therapy. We performed a retrospective analysis of HNSCC patients to expl...

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Main Authors: Whitney A. Sumner, William A. Stokes, Ayman Oweida, Kiersten L. Berggren, Jessica D. McDermott, David Raben, Diana Abbott, Bernard Jones, Gregory Gan, Sana D. Karam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:Journal of Translational Medicine
Subjects:
Neutrophil
Chemoradiation
Larynx
Oropharynx
SCC
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12967-017-1268-7

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