2007
Phosphorylation of Akt (Ser473) Predicts Poor Clinical Outcome in Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Cancer
Yu Z, Weinberger PM, Sasaki C, Egleston BL, Speier WF, Haffty B, Kowalski D, Camp R, Rimm D, Vairaktaris E, Burtness B, Psyrri A. Phosphorylation of Akt (Ser473) Predicts Poor Clinical Outcome in Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Cancer. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2007, 16: 553-558. PMID: 17372251, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-06-0121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Squamous CellChi-Square DistributionFemaleHumansImmunoenzyme TechniquesMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalOropharyngeal NeoplasmsPhosphorylationPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsProtein Array AnalysisProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktPTEN PhosphohydrolaseSurvival AnalysisConceptsNuclear p-AktAkt activationP-AktOropharyngeal squamous cell cancerSquamous cell carcinoma progressionPhosphorylated AktCohort of patientsLocal recurrence rateOverall survival rateSquamous cell cancerPoor clinical outcomeAdverse patient outcomesP-AKT levelsPromising molecular targetP-AKT expressionProtein expression levelsPhosphorylation of AktDisease recurrenceLocal recurrenceCell cancerClinical outcomesAdjusted analysisPrognostic significanceRecurrence ratePatient outcomes
2005
Cyclin D1 Is a Valuable Prognostic Marker in Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Yu Z, Weinberger PM, Haffty BG, Sasaki C, Zerillo C, Joe J, Kowalski D, Dziura J, Camp RL, Rimm DL, Psyrri A. Cyclin D1 Is a Valuable Prognostic Marker in Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Clinical Cancer Research 2005, 11: 1160-1166. PMID: 15709184, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.1160.11.3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaDisease-free survivalSquamous cell carcinomaCyclin D1Overall survivalCell carcinomaPrognostic markerOropharyngeal squamous cell cancerProtein expressionLocal recurrence rateMultivariate Cox regressionLong-term followSquamous cell cancerCyclin D1 expression levelsNuclear cyclin D1 expressionTerms of prognosisCell cycle regulator cyclin D1Valuable prognostic markerExpression levelsCyclin D1 expressionProtein expression levelsMean followIndependent predictorsLocal recurrenceCell cancer