Published in:
01-04-2010 | Editorial
Response evaluation in head and neck oncology
Authors:
Robert Mandic, Jochen A. Werner
Published in:
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
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Issue 4/2010
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Excerpt
In this issue you will find the review article “assay-based response evaluation in head and neck oncology: requirements for better decision making” by Dietz and co-workers [
1]. This interesting review addresses a major issue in head and neck cancer therapy. A major problem in the treatment of head and neck cancers, particularly head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCCs), accounting for over 90% of all malignancies in this area, is unpredictable resistance to chemotherapy and failure after multimodality treatment in general. Being able to identify responders and non-responders prior to therapy induction is therefore of utmost importance. …