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Laryngeal Cancer

New Findings Reported from A. Rueda and Co-Authors Describe Advances in Laryngeal Cancer

Published in Cancer Weekly, August 16th, 2011

2011 AUG 16 -- "Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression seems to be associated with worse overall survival in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. The purposes of this study were to assess the prognostic values of the immunohistochemical expression of VEGF and vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 (VEGFR-2) in a cohort of patients with operable advanced laryngeal cancer who had been treated with induction chemotherapy," researchers in Marbella, Spain report.

"VEGF and VEGFR-2 expression in the malignant cells was quantified by an enzyme immunosorbent assay in a retrospective series. Fifty-nine patients were included in...

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