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Tumour Genetic Heterogeneity in Relation to Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Anti-Cancer Treatment

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  • Gal Feller

    (Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg and Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital, Johannesburg 2193, South Africa)

  • Razia Abdool Gafaar Khammissa

    (Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, School of Oral Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0084, South Africa)

  • Raoul Ballyram

    (Department of Periodontology and Oral Medicine, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria 0204, South Africa)

  • Mia-Michaela Beetge

    (Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, School of Oral Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0084, South Africa)

  • Johan Lemmer

    (Retired Professor, Silvela Street, Sandton, Johannesburg 2031, South Africa)

  • Liviu Feller

    (Retired Professor, Bantry Bay, Cape Town 8005, South Africa)

Abstract

Oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) represents more than 90% of all oral cancers and is the most frequent SCC of the head and neck region. It may affect any oral mucosal subsite but most frequently the tongue, followed by the floor of the mouth. The use of tobacco and betel nut, either smoked or chewed, and abuse of alcohol are the main risk factors for oral SCC. Oral SCC is characterized by considerable genetic heterogeneity and diversity, which together have a significant impact on the biological behaviour, clinical course, and response to treatment and on the generally poor prognosis of this carcinoma. Characterization of spatial and temporal tumour-specific molecular profiles and of person-specific resource availability and environmental and biological selective pressures could assist in personalizing anti-cancer treatment for individual patients, with the aim of improving treatment outcomes. In this narrative review, we discuss some of the events in cancer evolution and the functional significance of driver-mutations in carcinoma-related genes in general and elaborate on mechanisms mediating resistance to anti-cancer treatment.

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  • Gal Feller & Razia Abdool Gafaar Khammissa & Raoul Ballyram & Mia-Michaela Beetge & Johan Lemmer & Liviu Feller, 2023. "Tumour Genetic Heterogeneity in Relation to Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Anti-Cancer Treatment," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(3), pages 1-10, January.
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