2023
Treating Head and Neck Cancer in the Age of Immunotherapy: A 2023 Update
Bhatia A, Burtness B. Treating Head and Neck Cancer in the Age of Immunotherapy: A 2023 Update. Drugs 2023, 83: 217-248. PMID: 36645621, DOI: 10.1007/s40265-023-01835-2.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsNeck cancerRecurrent/metastatic settingImmune checkpoint inhibitor nivolumabNeck squamous cell carcinomaAge of immunotherapyLate stage HNSCCImmune checkpoint inhibitionPlatinum-containing chemotherapyFirst-line treatmentGrowth factor receptor overexpressionCheckpoint inhibitor nivolumabSquamous cell carcinomaEpidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) overexpressionPathogenesis of HNSCCTreatment of patientsTreatment of HNSCCManagement of headMonoclonal antibody cetuximabCurative intentPalliative chemotherapyAdvanced diseaseInhibitor nivolumabLocoregional failureMetastatic settingMultimodality therapy
2020
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Johnson DE, Burtness B, Leemans CR, Lui VWY, Bauman JE, Grandis JR. Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Nature Reviews Disease Primers 2020, 6: 92. PMID: 33243986, PMCID: PMC7944998, DOI: 10.1038/s41572-020-00224-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeck squamous cell carcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaHuman papillomavirusCell carcinomaOral cavityLarynx cancerAJCC/UICC staging systemEGFR monoclonal antibody cetuximabLate stage HNSCCLeast toxic therapyImmune checkpoint inhibitorsHPV-positive HNSCCTreatment of recurrentHPV-positive diseaseOral cavity cancerUICC staging systemHPV-negative HNSCCPre-malignant lesionsDegree of dysplasiaMonoclonal antibody cetuximabUnresectable diseaseCheckpoint inhibitorsPrimary chemoradiotherapyCytotoxic chemotherapyMost patients
2013
Novel targets in HPV-negative head and neck cancer: overcoming resistance to EGFR inhibition
Burtness B, Bauman JE, Galloway T. Novel targets in HPV-negative head and neck cancer: overcoming resistance to EGFR inhibition. The Lancet Oncology 2013, 14: e302-e309. PMID: 23816296, DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(13)70085-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic AgentsCetuximabDrug DesignDrug Resistance, NeoplasmErbB ReceptorsHead and Neck NeoplasmsHistone Deacetylase InhibitorsHumansMolecular Targeted TherapyPapillomaviridaeProtein Kinase InhibitorsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-metReceptor, ErbB-2Signal TransductionTreatment OutcomeConceptsHPV-negative headNeck cancerHuman papillomavirusEGFR inhibitionSingle-agent cetuximabLow cure rateMonoclonal antibody cetuximabActive therapyCytotoxic chemotherapyDisease survivalCure rateMechanisms of resistanceAntibody cetuximabResponse rateCetuximabEGFRNovel targetReceptor tyrosine kinasesCancerTherapyHistone deacetylaseChemotherapyHabitual exposureModest effectNuclear functions
2012
59IN Strategies to Optimize EGFR Therapies
Burtness B. 59IN Strategies to Optimize EGFR Therapies. Annals Of Oncology 2012, 23: ix42. DOI: 10.1016/s0923-7534(20)32673-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRecurrent/metastatic diseaseCombination of cetuximabCetuximab resistanceKinase inhibitorsMetastatic diseaseNeck cancerNuclear translocationInternational phase III trialReceptor tyrosine kinasesPhase III trialsSquamous cell carcinomaAugmentation of responsesDe novo resistanceH-ras mutationsMonoclonal antibody cetuximabTyrosine kinase inhibitorsK-ras mutationsFirst kinase inhibitorEpidermal growth factor receptorBristol-Myers SquibbGrowth factor receptorAdvanced headEGFR/HER2III trialsOral agents