HPV positive, wild type TP53, and p16 overexpression correlate with the absence of residual tumors after chemoradiotherapy in anal squamous cell carcinoma

Abstract Background Anal residual tumors are consensually identified within six months of chemoradiotherapy and represent a persistent lesion that may have prognostic value for overall survival. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of HPV and HIV status, p16 expression level and TP5...

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Main Authors: Paulo C. Soares, Eliana S. Abdelhay, Luiz Claudio S. Thuler, Bruno Moreira Soares, Samia Demachki, Gessica Valéria Rocha Ferro, Paulo P. Assumpção, Leticia Martins Lamarão, Luis Felipe Ribeiro Pinto, Rommel Mario Rodríguez Burbano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Subjects:
HPV
HIV
p16
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12876-018-0758-2