Human dental pulp stem cells expressing suicide genes as a novel therapeutic approach for oral squamous cell carcinoma. KU Leuven
The envisaged research described in this project concerns a fundamental scientific approach towards the development of a novel stem cell-based therapy for oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), currently the 8th most common form of cancer in the developed world. Nowadays, patients suffering from OSCC are treated by surgical resection of the tumor mass combined with adjuvant radio- and/or chemotherapy. Despite significant improvements in the ...