Xiaochen Wang
Xiaochen Wang
1Otorhinolaryngology Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong China
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Maosheng Cheng
Maosheng Cheng
1Otorhinolaryngology Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong China
1,#,
Shuang Chen
Shuang Chen
1Otorhinolaryngology Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong China
1,#,
Caihua Zhang
Caihua Zhang
1Otorhinolaryngology Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong China
1,
Rongsong Ling
Rongsong Ling
1Otorhinolaryngology Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong China
1,
Shuqing Qiu
Shuqing Qiu
1Otorhinolaryngology Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong China
1,
Ke Chen
Ke Chen
1Otorhinolaryngology Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong China
1,
Bin Zhou
Bin Zhou
2State Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
2,✉,
Qiuli Li
Qiuli Li
3Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
3,✉,
Wenbin Lei
Wenbin Lei
1Otorhinolaryngology Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong China
1,✉,
Demeng Chen
Demeng Chen
1Otorhinolaryngology Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong China
4State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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1Otorhinolaryngology Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong China
2State Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
3Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
4State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
Subject terms: Cancer microenvironment, Cancer immunotherapy, Head and neck cancer, Cell death
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