Induction of CD44 Variant 9-Expressing Cancer Stem Cells Might Attenuate the Efficacy of Chemoradioselection and Worsens the Prognosis of Patients with Advanced Head and Neck Cancer

• Takeichiro Aso,

  Affiliation Department of Head and Neck Surgery, National Kyushu Cancer Center, 3-1-1, Notame, Minamiku, Fukuoka 811-1395, Japan

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• Mioko Matsuo,

  Affiliation Department of Head and Neck Surgery, National Kyushu Cancer Center, 3-1-1, Notame, Minamiku, Fukuoka 811-1395, Japan

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• Hideyuki Kiyohara,

  Affiliation Department of Head and Neck Surgery, National Kyushu Cancer Center, 3-1-1, Notame, Minamiku, Fukuoka 811-1395, Japan

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• Kenichi Taguchi,

  Affiliation Department of Pathology, National Kyushu Cancer Center, 3-1-1, Notame, Minamiku, Fukuoka 811-1395, Japan

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• Fumihide Rikimaru,

  Affiliation Department of Head and Neck Surgery, National Kyushu Cancer Center, 3-1-1, Notame, Minamiku, Fukuoka 811-1395, Japan

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• Mototsugu Shimokawa,

  Affiliation Department of Cancer Information Research, National Kyushu Cancer Center, 3-1-1, Notame, Minamiku, Fukuoka 811-1395, Japan

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• Yuichi Segawa,

  Affiliation Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashiku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan

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• Yuichiro Higaki,

  Affiliation Department of Head and Neck Surgery, National Kyushu Cancer Center, 3-1-1, Notame, Minamiku, Fukuoka 811-1395, Japan

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• Hirohito Umeno,

  Affiliation Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Kurume University, 67, Asahimachi, Fukuoka, 830-0011, Japan

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• Tadashi Nakashima,

  Affiliation Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Kurume University, 67, Asahimachi, Fukuoka, 830-0011, Japan

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• Muneyuki Masuda

  * E-mail: mmuneyuki@jcom.home.ne.jp

  Affiliation Department of Head and Neck Surgery, National Kyushu Cancer Center, 3-1-1, Notame, Minamiku, Fukuoka 811-1395, Japan

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