Targeted therapy in head and neck cancer: an update on current clinical developments in epidermal growth factor receptor-targeted therapy and immunotherapies

J Moreira, A Tobias, MP O'Brien, M Agulnik - Drugs, 2017 - Springer
Most patients diagnosed with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) will
present with locally advanced disease, requiring multimodality therapy. Despite this curative …

Targeted therapies for squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: current knowledge and future directions

S Schmitz, KK Ang, J Vermorken, R Haddad… - Cancer treatment …, 2014 - Elsevier
Despite progress in the therapeutic management of patients with squamous cell carcinoma
of the head and neck (SCCHN), the mortality rate of patients presenting with advanced …

New therapies in head and neck cancer

RT Santuray, DE Johnson, JR Grandis - Trends in cancer, 2018 - cell.com
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is a common malignancy with high rates
of mortality and morbidity. Beginning with cetuximab, investigators continue to optimize …

Molecular targeted therapy of head and neck cancer: review and clinical development challenges

C Le Tourneau, S Faivre, LL Siu - European journal of cancer, 2007 - Elsevier
Recently, new targets have been identified in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas
(HNSCC) as playing key roles in tumour proliferation and metastases. The first target that …

Role of epidermal growth factor receptor pathway–targeted therapy in patients with recurrent and/or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck

EEW Cohen - Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2006 - ascopubs.org
The development of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitors was greeted with
tremendous enthusiasm in the therapy of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck …

Emerging drugs for head and neck cancer

Y Wen, JR Grandis - Expert opinion on emerging drugs, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Despite improvements in treatment, survival rates of head and neck squamous
cell carcinoma (HNSCC) are stagnant. The existing chemotherapeutic agents are non …

Targeting epidermal growth factor receptor signaling in the treatment of head and neck cancer

I Astsaturov, RB Cohen, P Harari - Expert review of anticancer …, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
In this review, key aspects of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) biology and the fruitful
translation of these fundamental findings into recent treatment advances in head and neck …

An update: emerging drugs to treat squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck

YS Lee, DE Johnson, JR Grandis - Expert opinion on emerging …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Subsequent to the 2006 FDA approval of cetuximab, a variety of molecular
targeting agents have been evaluated in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma …

Epidermal growth factor receptor directed therapy in head and neck cancer

NW Choong, EEW Cohen - Critical reviews in oncology/hematology, 2006 - Elsevier
Squamous cell head and neck cancer (SCCHN) is the seventh most common cause of
cancer death worldwide and its incidence is rising rapidly in developing countries. Despite …

Systemic therapy for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: Historical perspectives and recent breakthroughs

MA Blasco, PF Svider, SN Raza, JR Jacobs… - The …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Despite dramatic developments in drugs established for other malignancies,
historically there have been few novel systemic agents available for the management of …