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TP53 mutations and pathologic complete response to neoadjuvant cisplatin and fluorouracil chemotherapy in resected oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 10 Feb 2010
Perrone Federica, Bossi Paolo, Cortelazzi Barbara, Locati Laura, Quattrone Pasquale, Pierotti Marco A, Pilotti Silvana, Licitra Lisa
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PURPOSE To find out if TP53 functional status predicts response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy and thus may be helpful during treatment decision making of oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS We analyzed the predictive value of TP53 mutations and their functional status on the basis of the transactivation activity of p53 mutant proteins in 53 pretreatment biopsies of oral cavity...
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