Prognostic relevance of insulin resistance on disease-free survival in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas: Preliminary results.

Francesc Xavier Avilés-JuradoJoan Carles FloresJosep GumàVictoria Ceperuelo-MallafréRaquel Casanova-MarquésDavid GómezJoan Josep VendrellXavier LeónIsabel VilasecaXimena Terra

Published in: Head & neck (2017)

The HOMA-IR is independently associated with disease-free survival in patients with HNSCC. We found an optimal HOMA-IR cutoff value for disease-free survival in patients with intermediate-advanced HNSCC.

Keyphrases

free survival
insulin resistance
squamous cell
type diabetes
adipose tissue
metabolic syndrome
high fat diet