2024
An algorithm for standardization of tumor Infiltrating lymphocyte evaluation in head and neck cancers
Xirou V, Moutafi M, Bai Y, Nwe Aung T, Burela S, Liu M, Kimple R, Shabbir Ahmed F, Schultz B, Flieder D, Connolly D, Psyrri A, Burtness B, Rimm D. An algorithm for standardization of tumor Infiltrating lymphocyte evaluation in head and neck cancers. Oral Oncology 2024, 152: 106750. PMID: 38547779, PMCID: PMC11060915, DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2024.106750.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesHead and neck cancerTILs evaluationHPV-positiveNeck cancerPrognostic valueHead and neck squamous cell cancer casesTIL variablesAssociated with favorable prognosisHPV-negative headHPV-negative populationHematoxylin-eosin-stained sectionsCox regression analysisPotential clinical implicationsInter-observer variabilityInfiltrating lymphocytesClinicopathological factorsFavorable prognosisValidation cohortTumor cellsCancer casesProspective settingQuPath softwareRetrospective collectionPredictive significance
2022
Outcomes Stratification of Head and Neck Cancer Using Pre- and Post-treatment DNA Methylation From Peripheral Blood
Qian D, Ulrich B, Peng G, Zhao H, Conneely K, Miller A, Bruner D, Eldridge R, Wommack E, Higgins K, Shin D, Saba N, Smith A, Burtness B, Park H, Stokes W, Beitler J, Xiao C. Outcomes Stratification of Head and Neck Cancer Using Pre- and Post-treatment DNA Methylation From Peripheral Blood. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2022, 115: 1217-1228. PMID: 36410685, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2022.11.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrence-free survivalWorse recurrence-free survivalOverall survivalMethylation risk scoreRadiation therapyValidation cohortPeripheral bloodDiscovery cohortOutcome stratificationShorter recurrence-free survivalNeck squamous cell carcinomaGastrostomy tube insertionHigher neutrophil countOral cavity cancerAforementioned risk factorsSquamous cell carcinomaPeripheral blood samplesNonmetastatic HNSCCNeutrophil countPrognostic factorsCox regressionPrognostic valueCell carcinomaTube insertionImmune modulation
2015
Phospho- T356 RB1 predicts survival in HPV-negative squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
Beck TN, Kaczmar J, Handorf E, Nikonova A, Dubyk C, Peri S, Lango M, Ridge JA, Serebriiskii IG, Burtness B, Golemis EA, Mehra R. Phospho- T356 RB1 predicts survival in HPV-negative squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Oncotarget 2015, 6: 18863-18874. PMID: 26265441, PMCID: PMC4662460, DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.4321.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHPV-negative SCCHNSquamous cell carcinomaCell carcinomaHuman papillomavirusHPV-negative squamous cell carcinomaAdvanced squamous cell carcinomaHPV-positive diseaseCancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) dataAdjuvant radiationOverall survivalSurgical resectionPoor prognosisPrognostic valueCDK4/6 inhibitorsTumor stagePoor survivalTumor specimensDeletion of p16Tumor typesLow expressionElevated expressionHigh expressionProtein expressionTruncating mutationsRB1 phosphorylation
2010
Evaluation of the incidence and prognostic value of mutant epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFRvIII) protein expression in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC) using AQUA.
Pectasides E, Fountzilas G, Kountourakis P, Gouveris P, Sasaki C, Duffey D, Rimm D, Burtness B, Psyrri D. Evaluation of the incidence and prognostic value of mutant epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFRvIII) protein expression in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC) using AQUA. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2010, 28: 5538-5538. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2010.28.15_suppl.5538.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe prognostic value of STAT3 protein in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) harboring PTEN loss.
Fountzilas G, Pectasides E, Kountourakis P, Gouveris P, Sasaki C, Duffey D, Pectasides D, Rimm D, Burtness B, Psyrri D. The prognostic value of STAT3 protein in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) harboring PTEN loss. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2010, 28: 5550-5550. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2010.28.15_suppl.5550.Peer-Reviewed Original Research