2023
Noncanonical HPV carcinogenesis drives radiosensitization of head and neck tumors
Schrank T, Kothari A, Weir W, Stepp W, Rehmani H, Liu X, Wang X, Sewell A, Li X, Tasoulas J, Kim S, Yarbrough G, Xie Y, Flamand Y, Marur S, Hayward M, Wu D, Burtness B, Anderson K, Baldwin A, Yarbrough W, Issaeva N. Noncanonical HPV carcinogenesis drives radiosensitization of head and neck tumors. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2023, 120: e2216532120. PMID: 37523561, PMCID: PMC10410762, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2216532120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNF-κB-related genesEstrogen receptor alpha expressionDeintensification of therapyTreatment-related morbidityTumor-infiltrating CD4Receptor alpha expressionHPV carcinogenesisRadiosensitization of headOncogenic subtypesPIK3CA alterationsHNSCC tumorsPatient outcomesNeck tumorsT cellsTreatment responseHNSCC cellsTherapeutic intensityAtypical featuresIndependent cohortAlpha expressionNF-κBActive tumorTNF receptorTumorsPatient data
2017
TRAF3/CYLD mutations identify a distinct subset of human papillomavirus‐associated head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Hajek M, Sewell A, Kaech S, Burtness B, Yarbrough WG, Issaeva N. TRAF3/CYLD mutations identify a distinct subset of human papillomavirus‐associated head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Cancer 2017, 123: 1778-1790. PMID: 28295222, PMCID: PMC5419871, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.30570.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHPV-positive HNSCCNeck squamous cell carcinomaDe-escalation therapyHPV-positive HNSCCsMechanisms of HPVRecurrent metastatic diseaseBetter overall survivalSquamous cell carcinomaNuclear factor-κB signalingFactor-κB signalingNew therapeutic strategiesNuclear factor κBHPV vaccineCancer Genome AtlasCurative optionHPV statusMetastatic diseaseOverall survivalCervical cancerPatient survivalSmoking characteristicsCell carcinomaHuman papillomavirusLifelong morbidityClinical trials