Discovery of six mutated genes in head and neck squamous cell cancer provides an opportunity to develop customized treatment for the disease, researchers say.
"These findings should help us better treat patients by allowing us to take a more personalized approach than is currently possible with this cancer," said Jeffrey Myers, M.D., Ph.D., professor in MD Anderson's Department of Head and Neck Surgery. Myers is co-senior author of one of two papers published online on the Science Express feature of the journal Science Thursday.
"Longer term, we'll see how patients with these genetic mutations do with our conventional treatments of surgery, radiation, chemotherapy or chemoradiation," Myers said. "This will help us identify groups of patients who need additional or different treatments."
"These findings should help us better treat patients by allowing us to take a more personalized approach than is currently possible with this cancer," said Jeffrey Myers, M.D., Ph.D., professor in MD Anderson's Department of Head and Neck Surgery. Myers is co-senior author of one of two papers published online on the Science Express feature of the journal Science Thursday.
"Longer term, we'll see how patients with these genetic mutations do with our conventional treatments of surgery, radiation, chemotherapy or chemoradiation," Myers said. "This will help us identify groups of patients who need additional or different treatments."
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