Haematogenous cytokeratin 20 mRNA as a predictive marker for recurrence in oral cancer patients
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- 9 April 1999
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in British Journal of Cancer
- Vol. 80 (3-4), 448-452
- https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6690377
Abstract
We examined the expression of cytokeratin 20 (CK20) mRNA in the peripheral blood of oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) patients by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Eleven out of 12 oral SCC patients showed positive RT-PCR results. However, there is no clear relationship between the haematogenous CK20 mRNA and the metastasis. After initial treatment, all of the tumour-free survivors tested showed negative RT-PCR results. CK20 mRNA in peripheral blood can be used as a marker for tumour recurrence but not not for metastasis in oral SCC patients.Keywords
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