Analysis of vascular-associated factors and the prognosis of poorly differentiated hypopharyngeal carcinoma.

In conclusion, IL-1β, TGF-β and MMP-9 may be used as predictors of the effect of induction chemotherapy on poorly differentiated hypopharyngeal cancer. Therefore, when patients with advanced hypopharyngeal cancer undergo chemotherapy, NBI vascular examination and screening for associated vascular factors should be performed before and after chemotherapy. Alterations in vascular classification, assessed using NBI, and abnormal expression of vascular factors may also be used as reference factors for prognosis. PMID: 32989405 [PubMed]
Source: Oncology Letters - Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Oncol Lett Source Type: research