2009
Defining Molecular Phenotypes of Human Papillomavirus–Associated Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Weinberger PM, Yu Z, Kountourakis P, Sasaki C, Haffty BG, Kowalski D, Merkley MA, Rimm DL, Camp RL, Psyrri A. Defining Molecular Phenotypes of Human Papillomavirus–Associated Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Otolaryngology 2009, 141: 382-389. PMID: 19716018, DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2009.04.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaCell carcinomaHuman Papillomavirus–Associated Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell CarcinomaP16 expressionTertiary care academic medical centerDNA presenceHPV DNA presenceVascular endothelial growth factorCross-sectional studyAcademic medical centerEndothelial growth factorEpidermal growth factor receptorMolecular phenotypesGrowth factor receptorOSCC specimensCervical cancerUnsupervised hierarchical clusteringMedical CenterDifferent molecular phenotypesTumorsGrowth factorExpression patternsFactor receptorProtein expression
2006
Molecular Classification Identifies a Subset of Human Papillomavirus–Associated Oropharyngeal Cancers With Favorable Prognosis
Weinberger PM, Yu Z, Haffty BG, Kowalski D, Harigopal M, Brandsma J, Sasaki C, Joe J, Camp RL, Rimm DL, Psyrri A. Molecular Classification Identifies a Subset of Human Papillomavirus–Associated Oropharyngeal Cancers With Favorable Prognosis. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2006, 24: 736-747. PMID: 16401683, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2004.00.3335.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaHuman papillomavirusFavorable prognosisClass IIILocal recurrencePrognostic valueHuman Papillomavirus–Associated Oropharyngeal CancerHPV DNA presenceHPV16 viral loadDisease-free survivalMultivariable survival analysisSquamous cell carcinomaLong-term patientsThree-class modelReal-time polymerase chain reactionHPV statusLow p53Only patientsOverall survivalOropharyngeal cancerViral loadCell carcinomaPolymerase chain reactionClinical trialsP16 overexpression