The relationship between TNF-α gene promoter polymorphism (− 1211 T > C), the plasma concentration of TNF-α, and risk of oral mucositis and shortening of overall survival in patients subjected to intensity-modulated radiation therapy due to head and neck cancer

PURPOSE: Radiotherapy (RTH) usually combined with chemotherapy (C-RTH) is the main method of treatment in head and neck cancer (HNC). The most common complication of RTH is oral mucositis (OM). At a certain stage of RTH, it occurs in almost all patients, often lead to discontinuation of treatment. T...

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Autores principales: Mlak, Radosław, Powrózek, Tomasz, Brzozowska, Anna, Homa-Mlak, Iwona, Mazurek, Marcin, Gołębiowski, Paweł, Sobieszek, Grzegorz, Małecka-Massalska, Teresa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2019
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6954128/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31076897
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00520-019-04838-6

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6954128/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31076897
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00520-019-04838-6

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