2020
Survivin expression and impact on head and neck cancer outcomes
Khan SA, Burke M, Zhu F, Yang DH, Dubyk C, Mehra R, Lango MJ, Ridge JA, Sher DJ, Burtness B. Survivin expression and impact on head and neck cancer outcomes. Oral Oncology 2020, 112: 105049. PMID: 33221541, PMCID: PMC10916757, DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2020.105049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overApoptosisCell NucleusCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16CytoplasmDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm ProteinsPrognosisSex FactorsSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckSurvivinTissue Array AnalysisTreatment OutcomeTumor Suppressor Protein p53ConceptsOverall survivalSurvivin expressionTissue microarraySurvivin levelsNeck squamous cell carcinomaTotal compartmentFox Chase Cancer CenterNeck cancer outcomesShorter overall survivalSquamous cell carcinomaHigh survivin expressionGrade of tumorAnti-cancer therapySystemic therapyPatient sexSurvival outcomesCancer CenterCell carcinomaCancer outcomesP16 statusPredictive biomarkersPrimary tumorSurvivin protein expressionTreatment responseN stage
2014
p16 status, pathologic and clinical characteristics, biomolecular signature, and long‐term outcomes in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas of unknown primary
Keller LM, Galloway TJ, Holdbrook T, Ruth K, Yang D, Dubyk C, Flieder D, Lango MN, Mehra R, Burtness B, Ridge JA. p16 status, pathologic and clinical characteristics, biomolecular signature, and long‐term outcomes in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas of unknown primary. Head & Neck 2014, 36: 1677-1684. PMID: 24115269, PMCID: PMC3972378, DOI: 10.1002/hed.23514.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSquamous cell CUPNeck squamous cell carcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaUnknown primaryCell carcinomaTissue microarrayOverall survivalP16 statusHuman papillomavirus (HPV) statusMajority of patientsWorse overall survivalLong-term outcomesHPV associationP16 stainClinical characteristicsClinicopathologic characteristicsPrognostic factorsPrognostic featuresPrognostic implicationsExtracapsular extensionP16 stainingYounger ageCarcinomaP16High grade
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 cancer
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