2022
Genetic Changes Driving Immunosuppressive Microenvironments in Oral Premalignancy
Rangel R, Pickering CR, Sikora AG, Spiotto MT. Genetic Changes Driving Immunosuppressive Microenvironments in Oral Premalignancy. Frontiers In Immunology 2022, 13: 840923. PMID: 35154165, PMCID: PMC8829003, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.840923.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral premalignant lesionsImmunosuppressive microenvironmentProgression of OPLsOral cavity cancerGenomic alterationsImmune microenvironmentOral cancerOSCC progressionInflammatory environmentPremalignant lesionsSpecific genomic changesOral premalignancyTherapeutic approachesNovel biomarkersMalignant transformationMicroenvironmental changesCancerProgressionGenomic changesMicroenvironmentAlterationsGenetic changesPremalignancyTherapyLesions
2015
Detection of somatic mutations and HPV in the saliva and plasma of patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinomas
Wang Y, Springer S, Mulvey CL, Silliman N, Schaefer J, Sausen M, James N, Rettig EM, Guo T, Pickering CR, Bishop JA, Chung CH, Califano JA, Eisele DW, Fakhry C, Gourin CG, Ha PK, Kang H, Kiess A, Koch WM, Myers JN, Quon H, Richmon JD, Sidransky D, Tufano RP, Westra WH, Bettegowda C, Diaz LA, Papadopoulos N, Kinzler KW, Vogelstein B, Agrawal N. Detection of somatic mutations and HPV in the saliva and plasma of patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinomas. Science Translational Medicine 2015, 7: 293ra104. PMID: 26109104, PMCID: PMC4587492, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aaa8507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeck squamous cell carcinomaOral cavity cancerSquamous cell carcinomaTumor DNACell carcinomaOral cavityDetection of HNSCCLate-stage diseaseFraction of patientsPlasma of patientsTumor-specific DNASomatic mutationsHNSCC patientsPatientsValuable biomarkerClinical diagnosisHuman papillomavirus genesCancerSalivaCarcinomaRecurrenceBiomarkersHPVOropharynxHNSCC
2013
Coordinated Targeting of the EGFR Signaling Axis by MicroRNA-27a*
Wu X, Bhayani MK, Dodge CT, Nicoloso MS, Chen Y, Yan X, Adachi M, Thomas L, Galer CE, Jiffar T, Pickering CR, Kupferman ME, Myers JN, Calin GA, Lai SY. Coordinated Targeting of the EGFR Signaling Axis by MicroRNA-27a*. Oncotarget 2013, 4: 1388-1398. PMID: 23963114, PMCID: PMC3824521, DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.1239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBinding SitesCarcinoma, Squamous CellCell Growth ProcessesCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalDown-RegulationErbB ReceptorsHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansMiceMicroRNAsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktRNA, MessengerSignal TransductionSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsEpidermal growth factor receptorDownregulation of EGFRSolid tumorsTumor growthNeck squamous cell carcinomaMurine orthotopic xenograft modelHNSCC cell viabilityOral cavity cancerMultiple HNSCC cell linesSquamous cell carcinomaStar strandNovel therapeutic optionsNovel miRNAsMultiple solid tumorsOrthotopic xenograft modelOverexpression of EGFRCoordinated regulationHNSCC cell linesCoordinated targetingGrowth factor receptorComplex regulationDirect intratumoral injectionPathway componentsInducible expressionSignaling Axis