2018
HPV status in unknown primary head and neck cancer: Prognosis and treatment outcomes
Cheraghlou S, Torabi SJ, Husain ZA, Otremba MD, Osborn HA, Mehra S, Yarbrough WG, Burtness BA, Judson BL. HPV status in unknown primary head and neck cancer: Prognosis and treatment outcomes. The Laryngoscope 2018, 129: 684-691. PMID: 30151832, DOI: 10.1002/lary.27475.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHPV-negative patientsTreatment deintensificationCN3 diseaseHPV statusNeck cancerUnivariate Kaplan-Meier analysisTumor human papillomavirus (HPV) statusCox survival regressionHPV-negative diseaseIdentifiable primary tumorUnknown primary headHPV-positive patientsHuman papillomavirus (HPV) statusTumor HPV statusKaplan-Meier analysisTreatment-related outcomesSignificant prognostic valuePoor patient survivalCases of headDefinitive chemoradiotherapyDefinitive radiotherapyMetastatic nodesNodal classificationUnknown primaryTherapeutic challengeOverview: The Pathobiology of Head and Neck Cancer
Burtness B, Golemis E. Overview: The Pathobiology of Head and Neck Cancer. Current Cancer Research 2018, 1-5. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-78762-6_1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeck cancerHPV-negative diseaseImmune checkpoint blockadeSquamous cell cancerHigh recurrence ratePathobiology of headEarly-stage cancerTumor suppressor gene mutationsSuppressor gene mutationsMultimodality therapyCheckpoint blockadeCytotoxic chemotherapyMetastatic diseaseAdvanced cancerCell cancerRecurrence rateHuman papillomavirusDevastating cancerStage cancerSubglottic larynxCancerPersonalized therapyGene mutationsPatientsTherapy
2012
Management of Human Papillomavirus–Positive and Human Papillomavirus–Negative Head and Neck Cancer
Mehra R, Ang KK, Burtness B. Management of Human Papillomavirus–Positive and Human Papillomavirus–Negative Head and Neck Cancer. Seminars In Radiation Oncology 2012, 22: 194-197. PMID: 22687943, DOI: 10.1016/j.semradonc.2012.03.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHPV-positive diseaseNeck carcinomaClinical trialsHuman papillomavirus-negative headOncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) infectionPack-year smoking historyCurative treatment regimensHPV-negative diseaseHuman Papillomavirus–PositiveHuman papillomavirus infectionSquamous cell headProspective clinical trialsTraditional risk factorsSquamous cell carcinomaHPV-negative headCurrent clinical trialsCombination of radiationIntermediate riskPapillomavirus infectionSmoking historySystemic therapyTreatment regimensCell carcinomaTransoral surgeryNeck cancer