2021
Whole-exome Sequencing in Penile Squamous Cell Carcinoma Uncovers Novel Prognostic Categorization and Drug Targets Similar to Head and Neck Squamous Cell CarcinomaClinical Implications of WES in Penile Squamous Carcinoma
Chahoud J, Gleber-Netto FO, McCormick BZ, Rao P, Lu X, Guo M, Morgan MB, Chu RA, Martinez-Ferrer M, Eterovic AK, Pickering CR, Pettaway CA. Whole-exome Sequencing in Penile Squamous Cell Carcinoma Uncovers Novel Prognostic Categorization and Drug Targets Similar to Head and Neck Squamous Cell CarcinomaClinical Implications of WES in Penile Squamous Carcinoma. Clinical Cancer Research 2021, 27: 2560-2570. PMID: 33441293, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-20-4004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkers, TumorCase-Control StudiesComputational BiologyDisease ManagementDisease SusceptibilityExome SequencingHumansMaleMiddle AgedMolecular Targeted TherapyMutationNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm StagingPenile NeoplasmsPrognosisSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckConceptsPenile squamous cell carcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaCell carcinomaHuman papilloma virus testingNeck squamous cell carcinomaNotch pathway alterationsMutation signaturesTumor mutation burdenWorse overall survivalLimited treatment optionsWhole-exome sequencing analysisPenile squamous carcinomaPotential clinical implicationsMutational signaturesDefective DNA mismatch repairCancer Genome Atlas studyWhole-exome sequencingNovel druggable targetsDistinct mutational signaturesNormal penile tissuesOverall survivalWorse survivalHigh TMBSquamous carcinomaPenile tissue
2017
Comprehensive Genomic Profiling of Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Anal Canal
Morris V, Rao X, Pickering C, Foo WC, Rashid A, Eterovic K, Kim T, Chen K, Wang J, Shaw K, Eng C. Comprehensive Genomic Profiling of Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Anal Canal. Molecular Cancer Research 2017, 15: 1542-1550. PMID: 28784613, PMCID: PMC5991496, DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-17-0060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAnimalsAnus NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Squamous CellClass I Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesDNA-Binding ProteinsExome SequencingFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMiceMiddle AgedMutationNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm ProteinsNeoplasm TransplantationPapillomavirus InfectionsPatient-Specific ModelingTumor Suppressor Protein p53ConceptsMetastatic SCCAHuman papillomavirusMutation burdenPatient-derived xenograft modelsAvailable frozen tissueDistinct tumor subpopulationsAnti-EGFR treatmentTumor mutation burdenRare gastrointestinal malignancySquamous cell carcinomaNovel therapeutic approachesComprehensive molecular profilingLow mutation burdenComprehensive genomic characterizationMajority of casesWhole-exome sequencingGene mutation frequencyGastrointestinal malignanciesAdditional patientsAnal canalAnnual incidenceValidation cohortCell carcinomaStandard treatmentPrior infection