Markers of Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition in Association with Survival in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC)
Pectasides E, Rampias T, Sasaki C, Perisanidis C, Kouloulias V, Burtness B, Zaramboukas T, Rimm D, Fountzilas G, Psyrri A. Markers of Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition in Association with Survival in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC). PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e94273. PMID: 24722213, PMCID: PMC3983114, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0094273.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAutomationBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Squamous CellCohort StudiesEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedImmunohistochemistryKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasm MetastasisPhenotypePrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckTreatment OutcomeConceptsProgression-free survivalSquamous cell carcinomaOverall survivalCell carcinomaE-cadherinPrimary squamous cell carcinomaNeck squamous cell carcinomaHigh-risk HNSCCKaplan-Meier analysisNovel therapeutic approachesMesenchymal transition phenotypeHigh metastatic potentialLow E-cadherinImproved OSInferior OSIndependent predictorsPoor prognosisCarcinoma prognosisClinicopathological parametersInclusion criteriaTherapeutic approachesTransition phenotypeMetastatic potentialMesenchymal transitionProtein expression analysis