2024
Novel non‐invasive molecular signatures for oral cavity cancer, by whole transcriptome and small non‐coding RNA sequencing analyses: Predicted association with PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway
Vageli D, Doukas P, Townsend J, Pickering C, Judson B. Novel non‐invasive molecular signatures for oral cavity cancer, by whole transcriptome and small non‐coding RNA sequencing analyses: Predicted association with PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway. Cancer Medicine 2024, 13: e7309. PMID: 38819439, PMCID: PMC11141334, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.7309.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Squamous CellCase-Control StudiesFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMaleMicroRNAsMiddle AgedMouth NeoplasmsPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktRNA, MessengerRNA, Small UntranslatedSalivaSequence Analysis, RNASignal TransductionTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesTranscriptomeConceptsOral squamous cell carcinomaPost-treatment monitoringHealthy controlsOral cavity cancer patientsOral cavity cancerIdentification of molecular biomarkersSquamous cell carcinomaPatients relative to HCSamples of salivaMonitoring of patientsCell carcinomaPost-treatment monitoring of patientsSmoking historySerum miRNAsCancer patientsEfficient clinical toolEffective preventive careTherapeutic approachesMRNA signatureRNA sequencing analysisClinical testingSerumPatientsMolecular biomarkersClinical tool
2023
A Novel Saliva and Serum miRNA Panel as a Potential Useful Index for Oral Cancer and the Association of miR-21 with Smoking History: a Pilot Study.
Vageli D, Doukas P, Shah R, Boyi T, Liu C, Judson B. A Novel Saliva and Serum miRNA Panel as a Potential Useful Index for Oral Cancer and the Association of miR-21 with Smoking History: a Pilot Study. Cancer Prevention Research 2023, 16: 653-659. PMID: 37683274, DOI: 10.1158/1940-6207.capr-23-0219.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral squamous cell carcinomaSerum miR-21Oral cancerMiR-136MiR-21Smoking historyPilot studySerum miRNAsEarly-stage oral squamous cell carcinomaMiR-29bSquamous cell carcinomaEarly malignant lesionsEarly-stage tumorsSerum miRNA panelFurther validationUseful indexSmoking statusCell carcinomaHealthy controlsPoor survivalTobacco useHealthy volunteersLarge cohortMalignant lesionsSmokers
2019
Clinical Outcomes of Head and Neck Cancer Patients Who Undergo Resection, But Forgo Adjuvant Therapy
LOGANADANE G, KANN BH, PARK HS, JOHNSON SB, MEHRA S, JUDSON BL, BHATIA A, BELKACEMI Y, YARBROUGH WG, BURTNESS B, HUSAIN ZA. Clinical Outcomes of Head and Neck Cancer Patients Who Undergo Resection, But Forgo Adjuvant Therapy. Anticancer Research 2019, 39: 4885-4890. PMID: 31519591, DOI: 10.21873/anticanres.13674.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocoregional recurrence-free survivalAdjuvant therapyNeck squamous cell carcinomaOutcomes of patientsRecurrence-free survivalSquamous cell carcinomaNeck cancer patientsHNSCC patientsClinical outcomesRecurrence rateCell carcinomaMean TTPCancer patientsPatientsTherapyResectionMonthsOutcomesHNSCCSurgeryCarcinomaHeadIncidenceProgression
2016
NOTCH1 and SOX10 are Essential for Proliferation and Radiation Resistance of Cancer Stem–Like Cells in Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma
Panaccione A, Chang MT, Carbone BE, Guo Y, Moskaluk CA, Virk RK, Chiriboga L, Prasad ML, Judson B, Mehra S, Yarbrough WG, Ivanov SV. NOTCH1 and SOX10 are Essential for Proliferation and Radiation Resistance of Cancer Stem–Like Cells in Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma. Clinical Cancer Research 2016, 22: 2083-2095. PMID: 27084744, PMCID: PMC4834904, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-15-2208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAC133 AntigenAmyloid Precursor Protein SecretasesAnimalsBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Adenoid CysticCell Line, TumorCell Transformation, NeoplasticCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p27Disease Models, AnimalFatty Acid-Binding Protein 7Gene Expression ProfilingHeterograftsHumansLigandsMiceMice, NudeNeoplasm GradingNeoplastic Stem CellsProtein BindingRadiationRadiation ToleranceReceptor, Notch1S-Phase Kinase-Associated ProteinsSOXE Transcription FactorsTumor Cells, CulturedTumor Suppressor ProteinsConceptsCancer stem cellsRibosome biogenesisCancer stem-like cellsStem-like cellsLack of assaysCSC maintenanceMolecular markersNeural differentiationCell deathUncharacterized populationACC therapyΓ-secretase inhibitorCSC viabilityCD133-positive cancer stem cellsStem cellsCell sortingSOX10Essential roleSkp2Notch1P27Kip1Stem propertiesCell culturesImmunomagnetic cell sortingCells