ReviewCancers2023
Circulating Tumor DNA in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
Review in Cancers, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
- Circulating Tumour Cells as Potential Biomarkers for Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- The methylation of LHX2, RAPGEFL1, RARB and RYR2 has prognostic significance in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma patients.Journal of applied genetics · 2026Article
- The Value of Circulating Tumor HPV DNA in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancer: A Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Integrated peripheral blood multi-omics profiling identifies immune signatures predictive of neoadjuvant PD-1 blockade efficacy in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.Journal of translational medicine · 2025Article
- Tumor-informed ctDNA assay to predict recurrence in locally advanced squamous-cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN).ESMO open · 2025Article
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- Correlation between clinicopathological indices and expression of cluster of differentiation 24 and cluster of differentiation 44 biomarkers in oral epithelial dysplasia and oral squamous cell carcinoma patients: A follow-up study.Dental research journal · 2024Article
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5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Tumors shed cell-free DNA (cfDNA) into the plasma. "Liquid biopsies" are a diagnostic test to analyze cfDNA in order to detect minimal residual cancer, profile the genomic tumor landscape, and monitor cancers non-invasively over time. This technique may be useful in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) due to genetic tumor heterogeneity and limitations in imaging sensitivity. However, there are technical challenges that need to be overcome for the widespread use of liquid biopsy in the clinical management of these patients. In this review, we discuss our current understanding of HNSCC genetics and the role of cfDNA genomic analyses as an emerging precision diagnostic tool.
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