Table 1 Search strategies and results of searching

pubmed

("Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts"[Title/Abstract] OR "CAF"[Title/Abstract] OR "CAFs"[Title/Abstract] OR "Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts"[MeSH Terms]) AND ("mirna*"[Title/Abstract] OR "microrna*"[Title/Abstract] OR "miR"[Title/Abstract] OR "MicroRNAs"[MeSH Terms]) AND ("head and neck malignanc*"[Title/Abstract] OR "head malignanc*"[Title/Abstract] OR "neck malignanc*"[Title/Abstract] OR "head and neck cancer"[Title/Abstract] OR "head cancer"[Title/Abstract] OR "neck cancer"[Title/Abstract] OR "head and neck carcinoma"[Title/Abstract] OR "head carcinoma"[Title/Abstract] OR "neck carcinoma"[Title/Abstract] OR "laryngeal cancer"[Title/Abstract] OR "hypopharyngeal cancer"[Title/Abstract] OR "Lip and oral cavity cancer"[Title/Abstract] OR "lip cancer"[Title/Abstract] OR "oral cancer"[Title/Abstract] OR "oropharyngeal cancer"[Title/Abstract] OR "salivary gland cancer"[Title/Abstract] OR "paranasal sinus and nasal cavity cancer"[Title/Abstract] OR "paranasal sinus cancer"[Title/Abstract] OR "nasal cavity cancer"[Title/Abstract] OR "nasopharyngeal cancer"[Title/Abstract] OR "metastatic squamous neck cancer"[Title/Abstract] OR ("Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck"[MeSH Terms] OR "Head and Neck Neoplasms"[MeSH Terms] OR "Laryngeal Neoplasms"[MeSH Terms] OR "Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms"[MeSH Terms] OR "Mouth Neoplasms"[MeSH Terms] OR "Lip Neoplasms"[MeSH Terms] OR "Oropharyngeal Neoplasms"[MeSH Terms] OR "Salivary Gland Neoplasms"[MeSH Terms] OR "Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms"[MeSH Terms] OR "Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms"[MeSH Terms]) OR "Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma"[MeSH Terms])

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WOS

( ((TS = ("Cancer-Associated Fibroblast*")) OR TS = (CAF) OR TS = (CAFs)) AND ( ((TS = (mirna*)) OR TS = (microrna*)) OR TS = (miR*)) AND ( (((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((TS = ("head and neck malignanc*")) OR TS = ("head malignanc*")) OR TS = ("neck malignanc*")) OR TS = ("head and neck cancer")) OR TS = ("head cancer")) OR TS = ("neck cancer")) OR TS = ("head and neck carcinoma")) OR TS = ("head carcinoma")) OR TS = ("neck carcinoma")) OR TS = ("laryngeal cancer")) OR TS = ("hypopharyngeal cancer")) OR TS = ("Lip and oral cavity cancer")) OR TS = ("lip cancer")) OR TS = ("oral cancer")) OR TS = ("oropharyngeal cancer")) OR TS = ("salivary gland cancer")) OR TS = ("paranasal sinus and nasal cavity cancer")) OR TS = ("paranasal sinus cancer")) OR TS = ("nasal cavity cancer")) OR TS = ("nasopharyngeal cancer")) OR TS = ("metastatic squamous neck cancer")) OR TS = ("Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck")) OR TS = ("Head and Neck Neoplasms")) OR TS = ("Head Neoplasms")) OR TS = ("Neck Neoplasms")) OR TS = ("Laryngeal Neoplasms")) OR TS = ("Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms")) OR TS = ("Mouth Neoplasms")) OR TS = ("Lip Neoplasms")) OR TS = ("Oropharyngeal Neoplasms")) OR TS = ("Salivary Gland Neoplasms")) OR TS = ("Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms")) OR TS = ("Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms")) OR TS = ("Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma"))

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Scopus

( TITLE-ABS-KEY("Cancer-Associated Fibroblast*") OR TITLE-ABS-KEY(CAF) OR TITLE-ABS-KEY(CAFs)) AND ( TITLE-ABS-KEY(mirna) OR TITLE-ABS-KEY(microrna*) OR TITLE-ABS-KEY(miR*)) AND ( TITLE-ABS-KEY("head and neck malignanc*") OR TITLE-ABS-KEY("head malignanc*") OR TITLE-ABS-KEY("neck malignanc*") OR TITLE-ABS-KEY("head and neck cancer") OR TITLE-ABS-KEY("head cancer") OR TITLE-ABS-KEY("neck cancer") OR TITLE-ABS-KEY("head and neck carcinoma") OR TITLE-ABS-KEY("head carcinoma") OR TITLE-ABS-KEY("neck carcinoma") OR TITLE-ABS-KEY("laryngeal cancer") OR TITLE-ABS-KEY("hypopharyngeal cancer") OR TITLE-ABS-KEY("Lip and oral cavity cancer") OR TITLE-ABS-KEY("lip cancer") OR TITLE-ABS-KEY("oral cancer") OR TITLE-ABS-KEY("oropharyngeal cancer") OR TITLE-ABS-KEY("salivary gland cancer") OR TITLE-ABS-KEY("paranasal sinus and nasal cavity cancer") OR TITLE-ABS-KEY("paranasal sinus cancer") OR TITLE-ABS-KEY("nasal cavity cancer") OR TITLE-ABS-KEY("nasopharyngeal cancer") OR TITLE-ABS-KEY("metastatic squamous neck cancer") OR TITLE-ABS-KEY("Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck") OR TITLE-ABS-KEY("Head and Neck Neoplasms") OR TITLE-ABS-KEY("Laryngeal Neoplasms") OR TITLE-ABS-KEY("Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms") OR TITLE-ABS-KEY("Mouth Neoplasms") OR TITLE-ABS-KEY("Lip Neoplasms") OR TITLE-ABS-KEY("Oropharyngeal Neoplasms") OR TITLE-ABS-KEY("Salivary Gland Neoplasms") OR TITLE-ABS-KEY("Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms") OR TITLE-ABS-KEY("Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms") OR TITLE-ABS-KEY("Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma"))

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Google Scholar

Search strategy 1

allintitle: "head and neck cancer" mirna OR mirnas OR microrna OR micrornas OR mir OR "Cancer Associated Fibroblast" OR "Cancer Associated Fibroblasts" OR caf OR cafs

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Search strategy 2

allintitle: mirna OR microrna OR miR OR "head and neck malignanc" OR "head malignanc" OR "oral cancer" OR "Salivary Gland Neoplasms" OR "paranasal sinus cancer" OR "head and neck cancer" "cancer associated fibroblast"

Search strategy 3

allintitle: CAF mirna OR microrna OR miR OR "head and neck malignanc" OR "head malignanc" OR "oral cancer" OR "Salivary Gland Neoplasms" OR "paranasal sinus cancer" OR "head and neck cancer"

Search strategy 4

allintitle: "oral cancer" mirna OR mirnas OR microrna OR micrornas OR mir OR "Cancer Associated Fibroblast" OR "Cancer Associated Fibroblasts" OR caf OR cafs

Total

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