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PROVIDER: EGAD00001008402 | EGA |
REPOSITORIES: EGA

Poel Dennis D Rustenburg François F Sie Daoud D van Essen Hendrik F HF Eijk Paul P PP Bloemena Elisabeth E Elhorst Benites Teresita T van den Berg Madeleine C MC Vergeer Marije R MR Leemans René C RC Buffart Tineke E TE Ylstra Bauke B Brakenhoff Ruud H RH Verheul Henk M HM Voortman Jens J
Oral oncology 20200622
<h4>Objectives</h4>The majority of patients with locally advanced larynx or hypopharynx squamous cell carcinoma are treated with organ-preserving chemoradiotherapy (CRT). Clinical outcome following CRT varies greatly. We hypothesized that tumor microRNA (miRNA) expression is predictive for outcome following CRT.<h4>Methods</h4>Next-generation sequencing (NGS) miRNA profiling was performed on 37 formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tumor samples. Patients with a recurrence-free survival (RFS) ...[more]