Human Papillomavirus and Survival of Patients with Oropharyngeal Cancer

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Authors

K. Kian Ang · The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Jonathan Harris · RTOG Foundation

Richard Wheeler · Huntsman Cancer Institute

Randal S. Weber · The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

David I. Rosenthal · The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Phuc Félix Nguyen‐Tan · Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal

William H. Westra

Abstract

Tumor HPV status is a strong and independent prognostic factor for survival among patients with oropharyngeal cancer. (ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00047008.)

Topics & Keywords

Head and Neck Cancer Studies Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 363, Issue 1, pp. 24-35

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa0912217

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