2019
1127P Brachytherapy and non-cancer mortality in patients with oral cavity and oropharynx SCCs
Yu J, Tsay C, Sasaki C, Son Y, Decker R, Mehra S, Burtness B. 1127P Brachytherapy and non-cancer mortality in patients with oral cavity and oropharynx SCCs. Annals Of Oncology 2019, 30: v457. DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz252.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-cancer mortalityExternal beam radiationOverall survivalCancer mortalityOral cavityOropharyngeal squamous cell cancerBrachytherapy-treated patientsGenentech/RocheImpact of brachytherapyReceipt of brachytherapySecond primary cancerEffect of comorbiditySquamous cell cancerProportional hazards regressionSingle-institution studyHigher cancer mortalityBeam radiationElectronic medical recordsGlaxo Smith KlineBristol-Myers SquibbEligible patientsOropharynx SCCHPV statusPrimary malignancySecondary outcomes
2018
Patterns of failure in high-metastatic node number human papillomavirus-positive oropharyngeal carcinoma
Lee NCJ, Kelly JR, Park HS, An Y, Judson BL, Burtness BA, Husain ZA. Patterns of failure in high-metastatic node number human papillomavirus-positive oropharyngeal carcinoma. Oral Oncology 2018, 85: 35-39. PMID: 30220317, DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2018.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBrachytherapyCarcinoma, Squamous CellCombined Modality TherapyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansLymphatic MetastasisMaleMiddle AgedNeck DissectionNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalOropharyngeal NeoplasmsPapillomavirus InfectionsProgression-Free SurvivalProportional Hazards ModelsRadiotherapy, AdjuvantRetrospective StudiesSalvage TherapyConceptsProgression-free survivalInvolved lymph nodesDistant metastasisPatterns of failureLocoregional recurrenceLymph nodesHuman papillomavirus-positive oropharyngeal carcinomaMultivariate analysisEdition American Joint CommitteeRate of DMWorse progression-free survivalHigh DM rateDedicated clinical trialsAmerican Joint CommitteeCancer (AJCC) staging systemProportional hazards regressionExternal beam radiationOropharynx cancerFree survivalNeck dissectionOropharyngeal carcinomaOverall survivalDisease recurrenceIntraoperative brachytherapyOPC patients
2015
A Phase I Study of CUDC-101, a Multitarget Inhibitor of HDACs, EGFR, and HER2, in Combination with Chemoradiation in Patients with Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Galloway TJ, Wirth LJ, Colevas AD, Gilbert J, Bauman JE, Saba NF, Raben D, Mehra R, W. A, Atoyan R, Wang J, Burtness B, Jimeno A. A Phase I Study of CUDC-101, a Multitarget Inhibitor of HDACs, EGFR, and HER2, in Combination with Chemoradiation in Patients with Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Clinical Cancer Research 2015, 21: 1566-1573. PMID: 25573383, PMCID: PMC6607903, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-14-2820.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman growth factor receptor 2Peripheral blood mononuclear cellsEpidermal growth factor receptorDose-limiting toxicityAdverse eventsCUDC-101Tumor biopsiesHistone deacetylaseNeck squamous cell cancerNeck squamous cell carcinomaHigh-risk HNSCCGrowth factor receptor 2Squamous cell cancerSquamous cell carcinomaBlood mononuclear cellsExternal beam radiationTreatment of HNSCCRoute of administrationOne-week runFactor receptor 2Concurrent cisplatinGrowth factor receptorRisk patientsCell cancerCell carcinoma