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Francis P. Worden, MD, on the Role of Induction Chemotherapy in Laryngeal Preservation

2020 Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancers Symposium

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Francis P. Worden, MD, of the University of Michigan Health System Comprehensive Cancer Center, explores the use of novel biomarkers that may help predict response to induction chemotherapy and survival in patients with locally advanced laryngeal cancer.



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