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
2017
NSD1- and NSD2-damaging mutations define a subset of laryngeal tumors with favorable prognosis
Peri S, Izumchenko E, Schubert AD, Slifker MJ, Ruth K, Serebriiskii IG, Guo T, Burtness BA, Mehra R, Ross EA, Sidransky D, Golemis EA. NSD1- and NSD2-damaging mutations define a subset of laryngeal tumors with favorable prognosis. Nature Communications 2017, 8: 1772. PMID: 29176703, PMCID: PMC5701248, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-01877-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCohort StudiesFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHistone MethyltransferasesHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseHumansIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLaryngeal NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedMutationNuclear ProteinsPrognosisRepressor ProteinsSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckConceptsUseful clinical metricSquamous cell carcinomaLaryngeal cancer patientsPoor overall survivalIndependent validation cohortDistinct prognostic outcomesMolecular prognostic biomarkersOverall survivalCancer Genome AtlasFavorable prognosisBetter prognosisValidation cohortCell carcinomaCancer patientsLaryngeal tumorsLaryngeal cancerPrognostic outcomesTreatment stratificationPrognostic biomarkerNasal cavityOral cavityHigh recurrenceAnatomical sitesPatient stratificationCancer subtypes
2015
Human Papillomavirus–Associated Oropharyngeal Cancer: Defining Risk Groups and Clinical Trials
Bhatia A, Burtness B. Human Papillomavirus–Associated Oropharyngeal Cancer: Defining Risk Groups and Clinical Trials. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2015, 33: 3243-3250. PMID: 26351343, PMCID: PMC5814107, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.61.2358.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical trialsRisk groupsHuman papillomavirus-associated oropharynx cancerHPV-negative OPCPoor-risk subsetTreatment-related morbidityDe-escalation trialsPrognostic risk groupsClinical trial optionsYounger median ageNew treatment strategiesIdeal patient groupNovel therapeutic targetInvasive surgical techniquesDeintensification trialsTreatment deintensificationOropharynx cancerSmoking exposureMetastatic diseaseModality therapyFavorable prognosisMedian ageBetter prognosisSuperior prognosisIntense therapy
2014
Oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma treatment
Marur S, Burtness B. Oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma treatment. Current Opinion In Oncology 2014, 26: 252-258. PMID: 24626127, PMCID: PMC5813288, DOI: 10.1097/cco.0000000000000072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk human papilloma virusOropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaHPV-unrelated cancersSquamous cell carcinomaNodal stageCell carcinomaTumor stageSquamous cell carcinoma treatmentHPV-unrelated tumorsAdvanced nodal stageRisk of deathCurrent treatment paradigmsHuman papilloma virusParaffin-embedded tissue blocksImportant causative factorAdvanced nodalDistant diseaseHPV statusCurative therapyFavorable prognosisOropharyngeal cancerRetrospective studyPapilloma virusTreatment paradigmRisk groups