PET monitoring of therapy response in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

H Schöder, M Fury, N Lee, D Kraus - Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2009 - Soc Nuclear Med
In the Western world, more than 90% of head and neck cancers are head and neck
squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCCs). The most appropriate treatment approach for …

Phase Ib trial of the toll-like receptor 8 agonist, motolimod (VTX-2337), combined with cetuximab in patients with recurrent or metastatic SCCHN

LQM Chow, C Morishima, KD Eaton, CS Baik… - Clinical Cancer …, 2017 - AACR
Abstract Purpose: As Toll-like receptors (TLR) are key mediators of immune responses, TLR
agonists may be important for augmenting the efficacy of therapies for squamous cell …

Clinical outcomes with therapies for previously treated recurrent/metastatic head-and-neck squamous cell carcinoma (R/M HNSCC): a systematic literature review

M Lala, D Chirovsky, JD Cheng, K Mayawala - Oral oncology, 2018 - Elsevier
Objectives A wide range of objective response rates (ORRs: 0–53%) among available
treatments in patients with R/M HNSCC with progression on or after platinum-based …

Management of recurrent and metastatic oral cavity cancer: Raising the bar a step higher

P Szturz, JB Vermorken - Oral oncology, 2020 - Elsevier
In recurrent and/or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (R/M-
SCCHN), the armamentarium of systemic anti-cancer modalities continues to grow in …

Therapies directed against epidermal growth factor receptor in aerodigestive carcinomas

MV Karamouzis, JR Grandis, A Argiris - Jama, 2007 - jamanetwork.com
ContextMalignancies arising from the aerodigestive epithelium, including lung, head and
neck, and esophageal carcinomas, are the leading causes of cancer-related mortality …

Cetuximab in metastatic or recurrent head and neck cancer: the EXTREME trial

F Rivera, A García-Castaño, N Vega… - Expert review of …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Expression of EGF receptor (EGFR) is frequently elevated in squamous cell carcinoma of the
head and neck (SCCHN). Cetuximab is an anti-EGFR monoclonal antibody that has been …

Anti-epidermal growth factor receptor monoclonal antibodies in cancer treatment

J Capdevila, E Elez, T Macarulla, FJ Ramos… - Cancer treatment …, 2009 - Elsevier
Although the prognosis of cancer remains poor recent advances in the diagnostic methods,
new approaches in surgical procedures and the development of new therapeutic agents …

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 …

A phase 1 escalating single-dose and weekly fixed-dose study of cetuximab: pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic rationale for dosing

PM Fracasso, H Burris III, MA Arquette, R Govindan… - Clinical cancer …, 2007 - AACR
Purpose: This phase 1 study evaluated the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic effects
of cetuximab on patients with epithelial malignancies. Experimental Design: Following a skin …

Cetuximab: its unique place in head and neck cancer treatment

P Specenier, JB Vermorken - Biologics: Targets and Therapy, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Head and neck cancer is the sixth most common cancer worldwide. At present, globally
about 650,000 new cases of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) are …