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Clinical applications of genomics in head and neck cancer.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16284976     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Advances in gene expression analyses have allowed global assessment of expressed genes in clinical samples. Gene expression profiles derived from clinical specimens have been used to distinguish differences in tumors that are not obvoius by clinical, radiographic, or histologic characteristics. Despite its common histology and presentation, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is associated with widely varying clinical behavior and response to therapy. Currently, clinicians have a dearth of tools to predict response to therapy or to identify patients at high risk of poor outcome. Recently comprehensive analyses of gene expression patterns of individual tumors have shown promise to improve discovery of biomarkers for 1) progression of premalignant lesions, 2) disease presence or absence, 3) prediction of clinical outcome, and 4) identification of targets for therapy. In this review, we will discuss advances, limitations and future directions of genomics as it applies to HNSCC.
Authors:
Christine H Chung; Shawn Levy; Wendell G Yarbrough
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Head & neck     Volume:  28     ISSN:  1043-3074     ISO Abbreviation:  Head Neck     Publication Date:  2006 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-03-27     Completed Date:  2006-09-12     Revised Date:  2006-10-05    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8902541     Medline TA:  Head Neck     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  360-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Affiliation:
Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-2559, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Genomics*
Head and Neck Neoplasms / genetics*,  prevention & control
Humans
Neoplasm Metastasis / genetics,  prevention & control
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / pathology
Neoplasm Staging / methods
Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
Precancerous Conditions / genetics
Survival Analysis

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