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Methylation of RASSF1A, RASSF2A, and HIN-1 is associated with poor outcome after radiotherapy, but not surgery, in oral squamous cell carcinoma.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 15 Jun 2009
Huang Kuo-Hao, Huang Shiang-Fu, Chen I-How, Liao Chun-Ta, Wang Hung-Ming, Hsieh Ling-Ling
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PURPOSE: Radiotherapy is the standard adjuvant treatment for oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). The Ras/PI3K/AKT pathway is the major mechanism associated with radioresistance. To evaluate the potential significance on the outcome of radiotherapy in OSCC of the Ras/PI3K/AKT pathway with respect to methylation of negative regulators, we examined the methylation status of genes known to be involved in...
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