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Erschienen in: memo - Magazine of European Medical Oncology 3/2019

17.07.2019 | short review

Checkpoint inhibitors in head and neck cancer

verfasst von: Dr. Ilson Sepulveda, Rodrigo Ascui, A. Andrés Capizzano

Erschienen in: memo - Magazine of European Medical Oncology | Ausgabe 3/2019

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Summary

Head and neck cancer (HNC) are aggressive cancers and represents the sixth leading cancer by incidence worldwide. This kind of cancer constitutes about 3% of all newly diagnosed malignant tumors in humans, and this percentage is likely to increase in the future. Most common available treatment methods which include surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy are associated with low survival outcomes in combination with substantial toxicities emphasize the necessity for novel treatment strategies.The combination immunotherapies represent a fundamental step in the progress towards improving responses, and immune checkpoint inhibitors will likely become the immunotherapeutic backbone of future cancer treatments.
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Metadaten
Titel
Checkpoint inhibitors in head and neck cancer
verfasst von
Dr. Ilson Sepulveda
Rodrigo Ascui
A. Andrés Capizzano
Publikationsdatum
17.07.2019
Verlag
Springer Vienna
Erschienen in
memo - Magazine of European Medical Oncology / Ausgabe 3/2019
Print ISSN: 1865-5041
Elektronische ISSN: 1865-5076
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12254-019-0511-8

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