2018
CDKN2A/p16 deletion in head and neck cancer cells is associated with Cdk2 activation, replication stress, and vulnerability to Chk1 inhibition
Gadhikar MA, Zhang J, Shen L, Rao X, Wang J, Zhao M, Kalu NN, Johnson FM, Byers LA, Heymach J, Hittelman WN, Udayakumar D, Pandita RK, Pandita TK, Pickering CR, Redwood AB, Piwnica-Worms H, Schlacher K, Frederick MJ, Myers JN. CDKN2A/p16 deletion in head and neck cancer cells is associated with Cdk2 activation, replication stress, and vulnerability to Chk1 inhibition. Cancer Research 2018, 78: canres.2802.2017. PMID: 29229598, PMCID: PMC5811346, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-17-2802.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic AgentsApoptosisBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Squamous CellCell ProliferationCheckpoint Kinase 1Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 2Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p18DNA ReplicationEnzyme ActivationEnzyme InhibitorsHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansS PhaseSequence DeletionTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsBiomarker-driven strategiesHNSCC patientsS-phase arrestEarly S-phase arrestCDKN2A/Neck squamous cell carcinoma cell linesSquamous cell carcinoma cell linesSingle-agent activityCell carcinoma cell linesCell linesHypersensitive cellsCarcinoma cell linesCdk2 activationHNSCC cellsDrug dosesCertain tumorsCancer ResCopy number lossCausative factorsHypersensitivityCHK inhibitorsPanel medianMonotherapyDrug ICReplication stress
2017
Distinct pattern of TP53 mutations in human immunodeficiency virus–related head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Gleber‐Netto F, Zhao M, Trivedi S, Wang J, Jasser S, McDowell C, Kadara H, Zhang J, Wang J, William WN, Lee JJ, Nguyen ML, Pai SI, Walline HM, Shin DM, Ferris RL, Carey TE, Myers JN, Pickering CR, Consortium F. Distinct pattern of TP53 mutations in human immunodeficiency virus–related head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Cancer 2017, 124: 84-94. PMID: 29053175, PMCID: PMC5785080, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.31063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedCadherinsCarcinoma, Squamous CellCase-Control StudiesCaspase 8Class I Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesCyclin D1Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p18ErbB ReceptorsF-Box-WD Repeat-Containing Protein 7FemaleHead and Neck NeoplasmsHistone MethyltransferasesHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseHIV InfectionsHLA-A AntigensHumansIn Situ HybridizationIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsKelch-Like ECH-Associated Protein 1LIM Domain ProteinsMaleMiddle AgedNF-E2-Related Factor 2Nuclear ProteinsPapillomaviridaePapillomavirus InfectionsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)Receptor, Notch1Receptor, Notch2Receptor, Transforming Growth Factor-beta Type IIReceptors, Transforming Growth Factor betaSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckTranscription FactorsTumor Suppressor Protein p53Tumor Suppressor ProteinsConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virus-infected individualsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionNeck squamous cell carcinomaHuman papillomavirus (HPV) statusImmunodeficiency virus infectionVirus-infected individualsSquamous cell carcinomaSample of HIVTP53 mutation frequencyHNSCC patientsCell carcinomaHistopathological differencesPolymerase chain reactionIon Reporter softwareP16 immunostainingDistinct biologyVirus infectionHigh incidenceHIVHNSCCMultiplex polymerase chain reactionDistinct patternsHIV virusTumor samplesTP53 gene
2015
Detection of somatic mutations and HPV in the saliva and plasma of patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinomas
Wang Y, Springer S, Mulvey CL, Silliman N, Schaefer J, Sausen M, James N, Rettig EM, Guo T, Pickering CR, Bishop JA, Chung CH, Califano JA, Eisele DW, Fakhry C, Gourin CG, Ha PK, Kang H, Kiess A, Koch WM, Myers JN, Quon H, Richmon JD, Sidransky D, Tufano RP, Westra WH, Bettegowda C, Diaz LA, Papadopoulos N, Kinzler KW, Vogelstein B, Agrawal N. Detection of somatic mutations and HPV in the saliva and plasma of patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinomas. Science Translational Medicine 2015, 7: 293ra104. PMID: 26109104, PMCID: PMC4587492, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aaa8507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeck squamous cell carcinomaOral cavity cancerSquamous cell carcinomaTumor DNACell carcinomaOral cavityDetection of HNSCCLate-stage diseaseFraction of patientsPlasma of patientsTumor-specific DNASomatic mutationsHNSCC patientsPatientsValuable biomarkerClinical diagnosisHuman papillomavirus genesCancerSalivaCarcinomaRecurrenceBiomarkersHPVOropharynxHNSCC