Maura Gillison dies at 61

Maura Gillison, who identified the role of HPV in head and neck cancer, changing the standard of care, dies at 61 Maura L. Gillison, MD, PhD, a medical oncologist and molecular epidemiologist whose work changed the standard of care for head and neck cancer by distinguishing human papillomavirus-positive from HPV-negative disease and thereby guiding diagnosis, […]

BIOMARKER TEST MAY IMPROVE RISK ASSESSMENT FOR HPV-RELATED THROAT CANCER

Researchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center are advancing the understanding of a promising blood test that could personalize treatment and surveillance for patients with human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated throat cancer. The research, published in JAMA Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, explores how a blood-based test, circulating tumor HPV DNA (ctDNA), changes before and after […]