2023
Treating Head and Neck Cancer in the Age of Immunotherapy: A 2023 Update
Bhatia A, Burtness B. Treating Head and Neck Cancer in the Age of Immunotherapy: A 2023 Update. Drugs 2023, 83: 217-248. PMID: 36645621, DOI: 10.1007/s40265-023-01835-2.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsNeck cancerRecurrent/metastatic settingImmune checkpoint inhibitor nivolumabNeck squamous cell carcinomaAge of immunotherapyLate stage HNSCCImmune checkpoint inhibitionPlatinum-containing chemotherapyFirst-line treatmentGrowth factor receptor overexpressionCheckpoint inhibitor nivolumabSquamous cell carcinomaEpidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) overexpressionPathogenesis of HNSCCTreatment of patientsTreatment of HNSCCManagement of headMonoclonal antibody cetuximabCurative intentPalliative chemotherapyAdvanced diseaseInhibitor nivolumabLocoregional failureMetastatic settingMultimodality therapy
2022
Targeting Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor in Head and Neck Cancer
Bhatia A. Targeting Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor in Head and Neck Cancer. The Cancer Journal 2022, 28: 331-338. PMID: 36165720, DOI: 10.1097/ppo.0000000000000623.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeck squamous cell carcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaEpidermal growth factor receptorGrowth factor receptorSystemic therapyCell carcinomaEpidermal growth factor receptor targetingFactor receptorMainstay of managementRational drug combinationsMost patientsDisease recurrenceDeath-1Neck cancerDisease outcomeDrug combinationsPatientsNovel drugsReceptor targetingSubstantial proportionRadiation techniquesPreclinical scienceCarcinomaTherapyReceptorsEfficacy and toxicity of weekly paclitaxel, carboplatin, and cetuximab as induction chemotherapy or in cases of metastases or relapse for head and neck cancer with a focus on elderly or frail patients
Forman R, Deshpande H, Burtness B, Bhatia AK. Efficacy and toxicity of weekly paclitaxel, carboplatin, and cetuximab as induction chemotherapy or in cases of metastases or relapse for head and neck cancer with a focus on elderly or frail patients. Head & Neck 2022, 44: 1777-1786. PMID: 35488876, DOI: 10.1002/hed.27077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRECIST response rateProgression-free survivalMetastatic/recurrent diseaseOverall survivalInduction chemotherapyRecurrent diseaseNeck cancerMetastatic/recurrent headPFS/overall survivalMean progression-free survivalSuccessful induction rateMean overall survivalPercent of patientsCases of metastasisFrail subsetWeekly paclitaxelFrail patientsAdult patientsElderly patientsPerformance statusRecurrent headInduction cohortInduction groupPatientsRecurrent group
2017
Novel Molecular Targets for Chemoprevention in Malignancies of the Head and Neck
Bhatia A, Burtness B. Novel Molecular Targets for Chemoprevention in Malignancies of the Head and Neck. Cancers 2017, 9: 113. PMID: 28858212, PMCID: PMC5615328, DOI: 10.3390/cancers9090113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeck cancerSecond primary tumorsExtensive clinical researchCancer-related mortalityNovel molecular targetsWhole-exome sequencingBiologic agentsOral leukoplakiaInvasive cancerPrimary tumorClinical trialsPrecursor lesionsNovel molecular pathwaysPrimary headMucosal fieldTumor specimensNeck regionCare optionsClinical researchCancerDriver mutationsExome sequencingMolecular targetsGenetic mutationsMolecular pathways
2016
Double blind phase III trial of effects of low dose 13-cisretinoic acid on prevention of second primaries in stages I-II head and neck cancer: A trial of the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group (C0590).
Bhatia A, Lee J, Pinto H, Jacobs C, Limburg P, Arusell R, Dunphy E, Khandekar J, Reiner S, Baez-Diaz L, Celano P, Li S, Li Y, Burtness B, Pandya K. Double blind phase III trial of effects of low dose 13-cisretinoic acid on prevention of second primaries in stages I-II head and neck cancer: A trial of the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group (C0590). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2016, 34: 1507-1507. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2016.34.15_suppl.1507.Peer-Reviewed Original Research