Selecting for Cetuximab Responders in Advanced Head and Neck SCC
Phase: NA
Conditions: Stage III Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Hypopharynx, Stage III Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx, Stage III Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx, Stage III Verrucous Carcinoma of the Larynx, Stage IV Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Hypopharynx, Stage IVA Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx, Stage IVA Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx, Stage IVA Verrucous Carcinoma of the Larynx, Stage IVB Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx, Stage IVB Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx, Stage IVB Verrucous Carcinoma of the Larynx, Tongue Cancer
Sponsor: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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