Perspectives in chemosensitivity and chemoresistance assays and their implementation in head and neck cancer.
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol
; 273(12): 4073-4080, 2016 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
Therapeutic options for patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma include surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. The latter plays a major role in the treatment selection of recurrent, metastatic or therapy resistant tumours, these being some of the major challenges in head and neck oncology. For these patients, chemosensitivity and chemoresistance assays would be paramount to identify their individual therapy options. In this review, seven common assays will be described and discussed in the context of several studies. Further, a new assay will also be presented, currently being validated in a European Union funded project. Comparisons will be drawn to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of these assays in identifying individual treatment options, and their potential implementation in head and neck malignancies will be discussed. There is an unmet demand for the development of ex vivo diagnostic tools that may predict response in head and neck cancer on the way towards an individualized treatment for these patients.
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Ensaios de Seleção de Medicamentos Antitumorais
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Carcinoma de Células Escamosas
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Neoplasias de Cabeça e Pescoço
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Humans
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2016
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