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
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
2016
EGFR and RB1 as Dual Biomarkers in HPV-Negative Head and Neck Cancer
Beck TN, Georgopoulos R, Shagisultanova EI, Sarcu D, Handorf EA, Dubyk C, Lango MN, Ridge JA, Astsaturov I, Serebriiskii IG, Burtness BA, Mehra R, Golemis EA. EGFR and RB1 as Dual Biomarkers in HPV-Negative Head and Neck Cancer. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 2016, 15: 2486-2497. PMID: 27507850, PMCID: PMC5522587, DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-16-0243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkers, TumorCyclin-Dependent Kinase 4Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 6ErbB ReceptorsFemaleHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansImmunohistochemistryKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedModels, BiologicalNeoplasm StagingPapillomaviridaePapillomavirus InfectionsPhosphorylationPrognosisProtein Kinase InhibitorsReceptor, ErbB-2Retinoblastoma Binding ProteinsUbiquitin-Protein LigasesConceptsEpidermal growth factor receptorRetinoblastoma 1Neck squamous cell carcinomaExpression of EGFRSquamous cell carcinomaCDK4/6 inhibitor palbociclibSignificant survival differenceResponse predictive biomarkersHPV-negative HNSCCHigh epidermal growth factor receptorStratification of casesImportant therapeutic targetSynergistic inhibitory effectGrowth factor receptorCell cycle modulatorsCell carcinomaDisease stageInhibitor palbociclibHuman papillomavirusSurvival differencesHNSCC samplesTherapeutic decisionsHNSCC cellsAnatomic locationDrug combinations
2013
Molecular profile of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas bearing p16 high phenotype
Rampias T, Pectasides E, Prasad M, Sasaki C, Gouveris P, Dimou A, Kountourakis P, Perisanidis C, Burtness B, Zaramboukas T, Rimm D, Fountzilas G, Psyrri A. Molecular profile of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas bearing p16 high phenotype. Annals Of Oncology 2013, 24: 2124-2131. PMID: 23406730, DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdt013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBeta CateninBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Squamous CellCell Line, TumorCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16ErbB ReceptorsFemaleHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansMaleNeoplasm ProteinsOncogene Proteins, ViralOropharyngeal NeoplasmsPapillomavirus E7 ProteinsPapillomavirus InfectionsPhosphorylationPTEN PhosphohydrolaseRepressor ProteinsRNA InterferenceRNA, Small InterferingSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckTumor Suppressor Protein p53Wnt Signaling PathwayConceptsE6/E7Β-cateninHNSCC cellsTissue microarrayE6/E7 repressionEpidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) pathwayNeck squamous cell cancerE6/E7 genesOropharyngeal cancer cellsNeck squamous cell carcinomaShort hairpin RNAGrowth factor receptor pathwayHPV16 E6/E7Squamous cell cancerSquamous cell carcinomaExpression of biomarkersExpression differencesPTEN upregulationAberrant EGFRE7 repressionHairpin RNAMedian OSOverall survivalPhosphorylated EGFRCell cancer