2013
Novel targets in HPV-negative head and neck cancer: overcoming resistance to EGFR inhibition
Burtness B, Bauman JE, Galloway T. Novel targets in HPV-negative head and neck cancer: overcoming resistance to EGFR inhibition. The Lancet Oncology 2013, 14: e302-e309. PMID: 23816296, DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(13)70085-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic AgentsCetuximabDrug DesignDrug Resistance, NeoplasmErbB ReceptorsHead and Neck NeoplasmsHistone Deacetylase InhibitorsHumansMolecular Targeted TherapyPapillomaviridaeProtein Kinase InhibitorsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-metReceptor, ErbB-2Signal TransductionTreatment OutcomeConceptsHPV-negative headNeck cancerHuman papillomavirusEGFR inhibitionSingle-agent cetuximabLow cure rateMonoclonal antibody cetuximabActive therapyCytotoxic chemotherapyDisease survivalCure rateMechanisms of resistanceAntibody cetuximabResponse rateCetuximabEGFRNovel targetReceptor tyrosine kinasesCancerTherapyHistone deacetylaseChemotherapyHabitual exposureModest effectNuclear functions
2011
Protein-intrinsic and signaling network-based sources of resistance to EGFR- and ErbB family-targeted therapies in head and neck cancer
Mehra R, Serebriiskii IG, Dunbrack RL, Robinson MK, Burtness B, Golemis EA. Protein-intrinsic and signaling network-based sources of resistance to EGFR- and ErbB family-targeted therapies in head and neck cancer. Drug Resistance Updates 2011, 14: 260-279. PMID: 21920801, PMCID: PMC3195944, DOI: 10.1016/j.drup.2011.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEGFR/ErbB inhibitorsControl of EGFRPost-translational modificationsErbB family proteinsNew agentsSTAT proteinsFamily proteinsTransmembrane receptorsSquamous cell carcinomaLigand availabilityEffective therapeutic combinationsNew therapeutic strategiesPI3KErbB inhibitorsClinical benefitCell carcinomaMajor research goalNeck cancerProteinCause of resistanceValuable therapyTherapeutic combinationsTherapeutic strategiesTherapeutic inhibitionClinical development