Influence of PD-L1 expression in immune cells on the response to radiation therapy in patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma.

CONCLUSIONS: In addition to tumor p16 expression, PD-L1 expression in TC and IC can be useful for predicting the response of OPSCC to radiotherapy.
PMID: 30249348 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Radiotherapy and Oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology - September 21, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Fukushima Y, Someya M, Nakata K, Hori M, Kitagawa M, Hasegawa T, Tsuchiya T, Gocho T, Ikeda H, Hirohashi Y, Torigoe T, Sugita S, Hasegawa T, Himi T, Sakata KI Tags: Radiother Oncol Source Type: research