2017
Demethylation Therapy as a Targeted Treatment for Human Papillomavirus–Associated Head and Neck Cancer
Biktasova A, Hajek M, Sewell A, Gary C, Bellinger G, Deshpande HA, Bhatia A, Burtness B, Judson B, Mehra S, Yarbrough WG, Issaeva N. Demethylation Therapy as a Targeted Treatment for Human Papillomavirus–Associated Head and Neck Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2017, 23: 7276-7287. PMID: 28916527, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-17-1438.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical trialsHNSCC cellsMatrix metalloproteinasesHuman papillomavirus-associated headNeck squamous cell carcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaAbility of HPVClin Cancer ResTumor cell proliferationNeck cancer cellsWindow trialsCell carcinomaEffective therapyPreclinical modelsHPVHPV oncogenesMouse modelMouse blood vesselsDNA demethylating agentHNSCCXenografted tumorsHPV genesIFN responseTherapyTumor samples
1998
Phase I clinical and pharmacological studies of benzylacyclouridine, a uridine phosphorylase inhibitor.
Pizzorno G, Yee L, Burtness BA, Marsh JC, Darnowski JW, Chu MY, Chu SH, Chu E, Leffert JJ, Handschumacher RE, Calabresi P. Phase I clinical and pharmacological studies of benzylacyclouridine, a uridine phosphorylase inhibitor. Clinical Cancer Research 1998, 4: 1165-75. PMID: 9607574.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreclinical studiesDose levelsUridine concentrationPhase I clinical trialGrade 1 constipationGrade 1 elevationGrade 1 fatigueGrade 1 feverGrade 2 anemiaOral dose levelsSingle oral doseTreatment of patientsPlasma uridine concentrationBiochemical end pointsFirst-order clearanceAverage peak concentrationCancer cell linesAdvanced cancerOral dosePlasma levelsPlasma uridineClinical trialsPlasma concentrationsSustained elevationTracer dose