2024
Acupuncture for Chronic Radiation-Induced Xerostomia in Head and Neck Cancer
Cohen L, Danhauer S, Garcia M, Dressler E, Rosenthal D, Chambers M, Cusimano A, Brown W, Ochoa J, Yang P, Chiang J, Gordon O, Crutcher R, Kim J, Russin M, Lukenbill J, Porosnicu M, Yost K, Weaver K, Lesser G. Acupuncture for Chronic Radiation-Induced Xerostomia in Head and Neck Cancer. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2410421. PMID: 38739392, PMCID: PMC11091764, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.10421.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSham acupunctureTrue acupunctureTreating radiation-induced xerostomiaHead and neck cancerFunctional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General scoresRadiation-induced xerostomiaBenefits of acupunctureQuestionnaire scoresCommunity-based cancer centerNeck cancerPatient-reported outcomesRisk of biasQuality of lifeTreated 2 timesAcupuncture studiesGroup differencesStatistically significant group differencesBetween-group differencesAcupunctureXerostomia questionnaire scoreMain OutcomesSignificant group differencesFunctional assessmentStudy armsCancer Center
2021
Pilot Phase II Trial of Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy in Locoregionally Advanced, Resectable Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck
Ferrarotto R, Amit M, Nagarajan P, Rubin M, Yuan Y, Bell D, El-Naggar A, Johnson J, Morrison W, Rosenthal D, Glisson B, Johnson F, Lu C, Mott F, Esmaeli B, Diaz E, Gidley P, Goepfert R, Lewis C, Weber R, Wargo J, Basu S, Duan F, Yadav S, Sharma P, Allison J, Myers J, Gross N. Pilot Phase II Trial of Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy in Locoregionally Advanced, Resectable Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck. Clinical Cancer Research 2021, 27: 4557-4565. PMID: 34187851, PMCID: PMC8711237, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-21-0585.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCutaneous squamous cell carcinomaInflamed tumor microenvironmentSquamous cell carcinomaHead and neckCSCC-HNNeoadjuvant immunotherapyCell carcinomaTumor microenvironmentPathological responsePD-1 inhibitionCurative-intent surgeryPathological response rateBiomarkers of responseT cell clustersOS ratesNeoadjuvant treatmentPartial responseRecurrent diseaseExploratory endpointsPrimary endpointSecondary endpointsImmune biomarkersFollow-upCyTOF analysisPatients