Ghiani, Lavinia
Citro, Simona
Medda, Alessandro
Doni, Mirko
Ghoryani, Farkhondeh
Noberini, Roberta
Croci, Ottavio
Maffini, Fausto
Miccolo, Claudia
Monteleone, Laura
Tagliabue, Marta
De Berardinis, Rita
Campaner, Stefano
Bonaldi, Tiziana
Ansarin, Mohssen
Chiocca, Susanna
Funding for this research was provided by:
Fondazione AIRC per la ricerca sul cancro ETS (27043)
Ministero della Salute (Ricerca Corrente and 5x1000 funds)
Article History
Received: 28 July 2025
Accepted: 26 December 2025
First Online: 8 January 2026
Declarations
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: HKs were isolated from skin biopsies collected via standardized operative procedures approved by European Institute of Oncology Ethical Board. HNSCC patients’ tissue samples were collected by the Division of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery division at the IEO Institute through IEO Biobank. Ethical approval was obtained from IEO Ethical Committee (code CE n. R1841/23- IEO 1972), Milan, Italy. All the enrolled patients signed the informed consent.
: Not-Applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.