2023
Randomized Phase II Trial of Ficlatuzumab With or Without Cetuximab in Pan-Refractory, Recurrent/Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer
Bauman J, Saba N, Roe D, Bauman J, Kaczmar J, Bhatia A, Muzaffar J, Julian R, Wang S, Bearelly S, Baker A, Steuer C, Giri A, Burtness B, Centuori S, Caulin C, Klein R, Saboda K, Obara S, Chung C. Randomized Phase II Trial of Ficlatuzumab With or Without Cetuximab in Pan-Refractory, Recurrent/Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2023, 41: 3851-3862. PMID: 36977289, DOI: 10.1200/jco.22.01994.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedian progression-free survivalProgression-free survivalObjective response rateRecurrent/metastatic headCMET overexpressionMetastatic headCombination armAntiepidermal growth factor receptor monoclonal antibodyNoncomparative phase II studyRecurrent/metastatic HNSCCRandomized phase II trialEnd pointNeck squamous cell carcinomaHPV negative subgroupPhase II studyPrimary end pointSecondary end pointsHPV-positive diseaseHuman papillomavirus (HPV) statusMajor prognostic factorPhase II trialKey eligibility criteriaSquamous cell carcinomaReceptor monoclonal antibodyHPV-negative HNSCC
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
2017
Comparison of Survival Outcomes Among Human Papillomavirus–Negative cT1-2 N1-2b Patients With Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Cancer Treated With Upfront Surgery vs Definitive Chemoradiation Therapy: An Observational Study
Kelly JR, Park HS, An Y, Contessa JN, Yarbrough WG, Burtness BA, Decker R, Husain Z. Comparison of Survival Outcomes Among Human Papillomavirus–Negative cT1-2 N1-2b Patients With Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Cancer Treated With Upfront Surgery vs Definitive Chemoradiation Therapy: An Observational Study. JAMA Oncology 2017, 3: 1107-1111. PMID: 28056116, PMCID: PMC5824218, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.5769.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaHPV-negative oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaNegative oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaMultivariable Cox regressionPrimary surgical resectionOverall survivalUpfront surgerySurgical resectionObservational studyChemoradiation therapySurgical patientsAdjuvant CRTSurvival outcomesCox regressionNational Cancer Data BaseOropharyngeal squamous cell cancerDefinitive chemoradiation therapyMost surgical patientsConcurrent chemoradiation therapyHPV-positive diseaseMargin-negative resectionOptimal patient selectionPrimary treatment modalityUpfront surgical resectionKaplan-Meier analysis
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
2012
Management of Human Papillomavirus–Positive and Human Papillomavirus–Negative Head and Neck Cancer
Mehra R, Ang KK, Burtness B. Management of Human Papillomavirus–Positive and Human Papillomavirus–Negative Head and Neck Cancer. Seminars In Radiation Oncology 2012, 22: 194-197. PMID: 22687943, DOI: 10.1016/j.semradonc.2012.03.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHPV-positive diseaseNeck carcinomaClinical trialsHuman papillomavirus-negative headOncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) infectionPack-year smoking historyCurative treatment regimensHPV-negative diseaseHuman Papillomavirus–PositiveHuman papillomavirus infectionSquamous cell headProspective clinical trialsTraditional risk factorsSquamous cell carcinomaHPV-negative headCurrent clinical trialsCombination of radiationIntermediate riskPapillomavirus infectionSmoking historySystemic therapyTreatment regimensCell carcinomaTransoral surgeryNeck cancer