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SUBMITTER: Slotta-Huspenina J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5918871 | biostudies-other | 2018 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Slotta-Huspenina Julia J Drecoll Enken E Feith Marcus M Habermehl Daniel D Combs Stephanie S Weichert Wilko W Bettstetter Marcus M Becker Karen K Langer Rupert R
Journal of translational medicine 20180425 1
<h4>Background</h4>MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play an important role in cancer biology. Neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy followed by surgery is a standard treatment for locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). However, a subset of patients do not respond. We evaluated whether miRNA profiles can predict resistance to radiochemotherapy.<h4>Methods</h4>Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded pretherapeutic biopsies of patients treated by radiochemotherapy followed by esophagectomy were analyzed. ...[more]