Improved Survival of Patients With Human Papillomavirus-Positive Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma in a Prospective Clinical Trial

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For patients with HNSCC of the oropharynx, tumor HPV status is strongly associated with therapeutic response and survival.

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MedicineInternal medicineOncologyHead and neck squamous-cell carcinomaHazard ratioLarynxConcomitantCarboplatinRadiation therapyChemotherapyHead and neck cancerConfidence intervalSurgeryCisplatin

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Year: 2008
Type: article
Volume: 100
Issue: 4
Pages: 261-269
Citations: 2741
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                                    Carole Fakhry, 
                                
                                    William H. Westra, 
                                
                                    S. Li
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2008). 
                            Improved Survival of Patients With Human Papillomavirus-Positive Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma in a Prospective Clinical Trial. 
                            JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
                            , 100
                            (4)
                            , 261-269.
                            https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djn011
                        

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DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djn011