Evaluation of incidence, significance, and prognostic role of circulating tumor microemboli and transforming growth factor-β receptor I in head and neck cancer.

Marcello Ferretti FanelliThiago Bueno OliveiraAlexcia Camila BraunMarcelo CorassaEmne Ali AbdallahUlisses Ribaldo NicolauVanessa da Silva AlvesDaniel GarciaVinicius F CalsavaraLuiz Paulo KowalskiLudmilla Thomé Domingos Chinen

Published in: Head & neck (2017)

CTM1/2, TGF-βRI expression, and unfavorable CTM kinetics may represent poor prognosis in locally advanced HNSCC.

Keyphrases

poor prognosis
transforming growth factor
circulating tumor
locally advanced
epithelial mesenchymal transition
long non coding rna
circulating tumor cells
rectal cancer
cell free
squamous cell carcinoma
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
risk factors
radiation therapy
phase ii study
lymph node
open label