2017
Demethylation Therapy as a Targeted Treatment for Human Papillomavirus–Associated Head and Neck Cancer
Biktasova A, Hajek M, Sewell A, Gary C, Bellinger G, Deshpande HA, Bhatia A, Burtness B, Judson B, Mehra S, Yarbrough WG, Issaeva N. Demethylation Therapy as a Targeted Treatment for Human Papillomavirus–Associated Head and Neck Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2017, 23: 7276-7287. PMID: 28916527, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-17-1438.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical trialsHNSCC cellsMatrix metalloproteinasesHuman papillomavirus-associated headNeck squamous cell carcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaAbility of HPVClin Cancer ResTumor cell proliferationNeck cancer cellsWindow trialsCell carcinomaEffective therapyPreclinical modelsHPVHPV oncogenesMouse modelMouse blood vesselsDNA demethylating agentHNSCCXenografted tumorsHPV genesIFN responseTherapyTumor samples
2016
Selective antitumor activity of roscovitine in head and neck cancer
Gary C, Hajek M, Biktasova A, Bellinger G, Yarbrough WG, Issaeva N. Selective antitumor activity of roscovitine in head and neck cancer. Oncotarget 2016, 7: 38598-38611. PMID: 27233076, PMCID: PMC5122414, DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.9560.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeck cancerSide effectsGrowth of HPVHPV-negative tissuesHPV-positive headCancer cellsHuman papilloma virusTargeted therapeutic optionsDetectable side effectsNeck cancer cellsNormal cellsDNA damageRoscovitine administrationHPV positivityCyclin-dependent kinase inhibitorTherapeutic optionsUnwanted side effectsPapilloma virusCdk-7Xenografted tumorsP53-dependent cell deathSignificant DNA damageSelective antitumor activitySensitivity of cellsKinase inhibitors