Open AccessOverexpression of COX-2 in oral squamous cell carcinoma patients undergoing chemoradiotherapy
Author(s) -
Shadab Mohammad,
Hari Ram,
Prem N. Gupta,
Nuzhat Husain,
M L B Bhatt
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
national journal of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-3418
pISSN - 0975-5950
DOI - 10.4103/0975-5950.85848
Subject(s) - medicine , proportional hazards model , immunohistochemistry , oncology , chemoradiotherapy , basal cell , pathology , cancer
To evaluate the prognostic significance of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) overexpression in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) patients undergoing chemoradiation therapy. Purpose of the study was to determine whether COX-2 could be used as a diagnostic and prognostic index in OSCC.