HPV-16 infection modifies overall survival of Puerto Rican HNSCC patients.

Bianca Rivera PenaFrancisco J Ruíz-FullanaGermán L Vélez-ReyesRosa J Rodriguez-BenitezMaría J Marcos-MartínezJuan Trinidad-PinedoAdriana Báez

Published in: Infectious agents and cancer (2016)

HPV-16 status has a positive prognostic value in HNSCC. Addition of HPV-16 status to the TNM staging can provide better assessment in prognosis and guide treatment for HNSCC patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
lymph node
pet ct
free survival