Comment on "Betel-nut chewing does not influence PD-L1 expression rates in recurrent/metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC): A prospective biomarker prevalence study"

Oral Oncol. 2024 May:152:106788. doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2024.106788. Epub 2024 Apr 3.

Authors

Helbert Henrique Rocha Aragão¹, Mariana Agra Monteiro¹, Natalia Vitória De Araújo Lopes², John Lennon Silva Cunha³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dentistry, State University of Paraíba (UEPB), Campina Grande, Brazil.
² Postgraduate Program in Dentistry, Department of Dentistry, State University of Paraíba (UEPB), Campina Grande, Brazil.
³ Postgraduate Program in Dentistry, Department of Dentistry, State University of Paraíba (UEPB), Campina Grande, Brazil. Electronic address: lennon@servidor.uepb.edu.br.

PMID: 38574564
DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2024.106788

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Areca / adverse effects
B7-H1 Antigen* / metabolism
Biomarkers, Tumor* / metabolism
Female
Head and Neck Neoplasms* / metabolism
Head and Neck Neoplasms* / pathology
Humans
Male
Mastication
Neoplasm Metastasis
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / epidemiology
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / metabolism
Prospective Studies
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck* / metabolism
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck* / pathology

Substances

B7-H1 Antigen
CD274 protein, human
Biomarkers, Tumor