2021
STING enhances cell death through regulation of reactive oxygen species and DNA damage
Hayman TJ, Baro M, MacNeil T, Phoomak C, Aung TN, Cui W, Leach K, Iyer R, Challa S, Sandoval-Schaefer T, Burtness BA, Rimm DL, Contessa JN. STING enhances cell death through regulation of reactive oxygen species and DNA damage. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 2327. PMID: 33875663, PMCID: PMC8055995, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22572-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Neuregulin Signaling Is a Mechanism of Therapeutic Resistance in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Baro M, Lopez Sambrooks C, Burtness BA, Lemmon MA, Contessa JN. Neuregulin Signaling Is a Mechanism of Therapeutic Resistance in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 2019, 18: 2124-2134. PMID: 31387891, PMCID: PMC6825559, DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-19-0163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCell SurvivalCetuximabDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFemaleHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansMiceNeuregulinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReceptor, ErbB-3Signal TransductionSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckUp-RegulationXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsNeck squamous cell carcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaTherapeutic resistanceCell carcinomaResistant cellsConcentrations of cetuximabEFM-19 cellsCetuximab-resistant cellsActionable therapeutic targetsHNSCC cell linesTumor growth experimentsInhibition of EGFRErbB3 antibodyNeuregulin expressionOverall survivalTreatment regimensCetuximab resistanceTherapeutic targetAutocrine loopLocal controlTumor growthRadiotherapyEGFR inhibitionCetuximabNeuregulin SignalingCombined Aurora Kinase A (AURKA) and WEE1 Inhibition Demonstrates Synergistic Antitumor Effect in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck
Lee JW, Parameswaran J, Sandoval-Schaefer T, Eoh KJ, Yang DH, Zhu F, Mehra R, Sharma R, Gaffney SG, Perry EB, Townsend JP, Serebriiskii IG, Golemis EA, Issaeva N, Yarbrough WG, Koo JS, Burtness B. Combined Aurora Kinase A (AURKA) and WEE1 Inhibition Demonstrates Synergistic Antitumor Effect in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck. Clinical Cancer Research 2019, 25: 3430-3442. PMID: 30755439, PMCID: PMC6548643, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-18-0440.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsApoptosisAurora Kinase ACell Cycle ProteinsCell Line, TumorDisease Models, AnimalDrug SynergismFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueGene ExpressionHumansMaleMiceNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm StagingProtein Kinase InhibitorsProtein-Tyrosine KinasesSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckXenograft Model Antitumor Assays
2017
Demethylation Therapy as a Targeted Treatment for Human Papillomavirus–Associated Head and Neck Cancer
Biktasova A, Hajek M, Sewell A, Gary C, Bellinger G, Deshpande HA, Bhatia A, Burtness B, Judson B, Mehra S, Yarbrough WG, Issaeva N. Demethylation Therapy as a Targeted Treatment for Human Papillomavirus–Associated Head and Neck Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2017, 23: 7276-7287. PMID: 28916527, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-17-1438.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical trialsHNSCC cellsMatrix metalloproteinasesHuman papillomavirus-associated headNeck squamous cell carcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaAbility of HPVClin Cancer ResTumor cell proliferationNeck cancer cellsWindow trialsCell carcinomaEffective therapyPreclinical modelsHPVHPV oncogenesMouse modelMouse blood vesselsDNA demethylating agentHNSCCXenografted tumorsHPV genesIFN responseTherapyTumor samples
2013
Molecular profile of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas bearing p16 high phenotype
Rampias T, Pectasides E, Prasad M, Sasaki C, Gouveris P, Dimou A, Kountourakis P, Perisanidis C, Burtness B, Zaramboukas T, Rimm D, Fountzilas G, Psyrri A. Molecular profile of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas bearing p16 high phenotype. Annals Of Oncology 2013, 24: 2124-2131. PMID: 23406730, DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdt013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBeta CateninBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Squamous CellCell Line, TumorCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16ErbB ReceptorsFemaleHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansMaleNeoplasm ProteinsOncogene Proteins, ViralOropharyngeal NeoplasmsPapillomavirus E7 ProteinsPapillomavirus InfectionsPhosphorylationPTEN PhosphohydrolaseRepressor ProteinsRNA InterferenceRNA, Small InterferingSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckTumor Suppressor Protein p53Wnt Signaling PathwayConceptsE6/E7Β-cateninHNSCC cellsTissue microarrayE6/E7 repressionEpidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) pathwayNeck squamous cell cancerE6/E7 genesOropharyngeal cancer cellsNeck squamous cell carcinomaShort hairpin RNAGrowth factor receptor pathwayHPV16 E6/E7Squamous cell cancerSquamous cell carcinomaExpression of biomarkersExpression differencesPTEN upregulationAberrant EGFRE7 repressionHairpin RNAMedian OSOverall survivalPhosphorylated EGFRCell cancerTargeting C4-Demethylating Genes in the Cholesterol Pathway Sensitizes Cancer Cells to EGF Receptor Inhibitors via Increased EGF Receptor Degradation
Sukhanova A, Gorin A, Serebriiskii IG, Gabitova L, Zheng H, Restifo D, Egleston BL, Cunningham D, Bagnyukova T, Liu H, Nikonova A, Adams GP, Zhou Y, Yang DH, Mehra R, Burtness B, Cai KQ, Klein-Szanto A, Kratz LE, Kelley RI, Weiner LM, Herman GE, Golemis EA, Astsaturov I. Targeting C4-Demethylating Genes in the Cholesterol Pathway Sensitizes Cancer Cells to EGF Receptor Inhibitors via Increased EGF Receptor Degradation. Cancer Discovery 2013, 3: 96-111. PMID: 23125191, PMCID: PMC3546138, DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.cd-12-0031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEGF receptorPathway genesDegradation of EGFROncogenic EGF receptorEGF receptor degradationBiosynthesis pathway genesPlatelet-derived growth factor receptorEndocytic traffickingVesicular traffickingEGF receptor inhibitorEGFR degradationDimerization partnerBioinformatics modelingGrowth factor receptorUnexpected roleReceptor degradationCancer cell viabilityNSDHLSC4MOLCholesterol pathwayGenesFactor receptorCancer resistanceEGFR antagonistsCancer cells
2012
Nuclear epidermal growth factor receptor and p16 expression in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Husain H, Psyrri A, Markovic A, Rampias T, Pectasides E, Wang H, Slebos R, Yarbrough WG, Burtness B, Chung CH. Nuclear epidermal growth factor receptor and p16 expression in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. The Laryngoscope 2012, 122: 2762-2768. PMID: 23086695, PMCID: PMC3574977, DOI: 10.1002/lary.23647.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpidermal growth factor receptorNeck squamous cell carcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaP16 expressionGrowth factor receptorPrognostic factorsCell carcinomaNuclear epidermal growth factor receptorEGFR expressionP16-positive tumorsFactor receptorP16-negative tumorsStrong prognostic factorP16 levelsAvailable clinical dataHigh EGFR expressionP16 statusHNSCC tumorsOropharyngeal subsitesClinical dataImmunohistochemical stainingTissue microarrayUMSCC47More DNA damagePatients