2016
EGFR and RB1 as Dual Biomarkers in HPV-Negative Head and Neck Cancer
Beck TN, Georgopoulos R, Shagisultanova EI, Sarcu D, Handorf EA, Dubyk C, Lango MN, Ridge JA, Astsaturov I, Serebriiskii IG, Burtness BA, Mehra R, Golemis EA. EGFR and RB1 as Dual Biomarkers in HPV-Negative Head and Neck Cancer. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 2016, 15: 2486-2497. PMID: 27507850, PMCID: PMC5522587, DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-16-0243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkers, TumorCyclin-Dependent Kinase 4Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 6ErbB ReceptorsFemaleHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansImmunohistochemistryKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedModels, BiologicalNeoplasm StagingPapillomaviridaePapillomavirus InfectionsPhosphorylationPrognosisProtein Kinase InhibitorsReceptor, ErbB-2Retinoblastoma Binding ProteinsUbiquitin-Protein LigasesConceptsEpidermal growth factor receptorRetinoblastoma 1Neck squamous cell carcinomaExpression of EGFRSquamous cell carcinomaCDK4/6 inhibitor palbociclibSignificant survival differenceResponse predictive biomarkersHPV-negative HNSCCHigh epidermal growth factor receptorStratification of casesImportant therapeutic targetSynergistic inhibitory effectGrowth factor receptorCell cycle modulatorsCell carcinomaDisease stageInhibitor palbociclibHuman papillomavirusSurvival differencesHNSCC samplesTherapeutic decisionsHNSCC cellsAnatomic locationDrug combinations
2005
The role of cetuximab in the treatment of squamous cell cancer of the head and neck
Burtness B. The role of cetuximab in the treatment of squamous cell cancer of the head and neck. Expert Opinion On Biological Therapy 2005, 5: 1085-1093. PMID: 16050785, DOI: 10.1517/14712598.5.8.1085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpidermal growth factor receptorEpidermal growth factorGrowth factor receptorImportant clinical prognostic markerTyrosine kinase growth factor receptorsSignal transduction moleculesFactor receptorCell cycle progressionIntracellular tyrosine kinaseSmall molecular inhibitorsTyrosine kinase domainNormal human cellsGrowth factorKinase domainTransduction moleculesCycle progressionEGFR expression correlatesTyrosine kinaseEGFR moleculesHuman cellsMetastatic phenotypeConformational changesPrevents activationMolecular inhibitorsImportant therapeutic target