Oral Oncology
Volume 39, Issue 7 , Pages 648-655 , October 2003

Acquisition of anoikis resistance is a critical step in the progression of oral tongue cancer

  • Eric A Swan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Head and Neck Surgery, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, U.T. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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  • Samar A Jasser

      Affiliations

    • Department of Head and Neck Surgery, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, U.T. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    • ,
  • Floyd C Holsinger

      Affiliations

    • Department of Head and Neck Surgery, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, U.T. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    • ,
  • Dao Doan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Head and Neck Surgery, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, U.T. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    • ,
  • Cora Bucana

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cancer Biology, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, U.T. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    • ,
  • Jeffrey N Myers

      Affiliations

    • Department of Head and Neck Surgery, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, U.T. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    • Department of Cancer Biology, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, U.T. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-713-792-6920; fax: +1-713-794-4662

Received 8 January 2003 ,Accepted 25 February 2003.

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doi: 10.1016/S1368-8375(03)00049-6

Oral Oncology
Volume 39, Issue 7 , Pages 648-655 , October 2003

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