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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