Prognostic score in patients with recurrent or metastatic carcinoma of the head and neck treated with cetuximab and chemotherapy.

Despite modern treatment approaches, survival of patients with recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) remains low and it is difficult to identify patients who derive optimal benefit from treatment. We therefore analyzed which commonly available laboratory and cl...

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Main Authors: Teresa Magnes, Thomas Melchardt, Lukas Weiss, Christof Mittermair, Daniel Neureiter, Eckhard Klieser, Simon Gampenrieder, Gerhard Moser, Alexander Gaggl, Richard Greil, Alexander Egle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5501656?pdf=render