Article
Molecular biology of oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma.
Otolaryngologic clinics of North America - 1 Apr 2006
Kupferman Michael E, Myers Jeffrey N
Abstract excerpt
Significant advances have been made in understanding the mechanisms that contribute to carcinogenesis in OCSCC. This progress has led to the development of therapeutic strategies that target dysregulated processes in the tumor microenvironment (Fig. 11) [72]. The introduction of angiogenesis inhibitors, growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors, and cell cycle regulators into clinical trials for the...
Topics
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
- Cell Cycle
- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic
- DNA, Neoplasm
- Genes, Tumor Suppressor
- Humans
- Molecular Biology
- Mouth Neoplasms
- Mutation
- Neoplasm Invasiveness
- Neoplasm Metastasis
