The natural history of human papillomavirus infection

S de Sanjose, M Brotons, MA Pavon - Best practice & research Clinical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a small double-stranded DNA virus that commonly infects
humans. The oncogenic characteristics of HPV derive from the oncoproteins E6 and E7 that …

Tipifarnib in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma With HRAS Mutations

AL Ho, I Brana, R Haddad, J Bauman… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE Mutations in the HRAS (m HRAS) proto-oncogene occur in 4%-8% of patients
with recurrent and/or metastatic (R/M) head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) …

Discovering dominant tumor immune archetypes in a pan-cancer census

AJ Combes, B Samad, J Tsui, NW Chew, P Yan… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Cancers display significant heterogeneity with respect to tissue of origin, driver mutations,
and other features of the surrounding tissue. It is likely that individual tumors engage …

Safety and clinical activity of pembrolizumab for treatment of recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (KEYNOTE-012): an open-label …

TY Seiwert, B Burtness, R Mehra, J Weiss… - The lancet …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background Patients with recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and
neck have few treatment options. We aimed to assess the safety, tolerability, and antitumour …

Towards precision medicine

EA Ashley - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2016 - nature.com
There is great potential for genome sequencing to enhance patient care through improved
diagnostic sensitivity and more precise therapeutic targeting. To maximize this potential …

Immunogenic neoantigens derived from gene fusions stimulate T cell responses

W Yang, KW Lee, RM Srivastava, F Kuo, C Krishna… - Nature medicine, 2019 - nature.com
Anti-tumor immunity is driven by self versus non-self discrimination. Many
immunotherapeutic approaches to cancer have taken advantage of tumor neoantigens …

Pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes identifies driver rearrangements promoted by LINE-1 retrotransposition

B Rodriguez-Martin, EG Alvarez, A Baez-Ortega… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
About half of all cancers have somatic integrations of retrotransposons. Here, to characterize
their role in oncogenesis, we analyzed the patterns and mechanisms of somatic …

Distinct patterns of somatic genome alterations in lung adenocarcinomas and squamous cell carcinomas

JD Campbell, A Alexandrov, J Kim, J Wala, AH Berger… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
To compare lung adenocarcinoma (ADC) and lung squamous cell carcinoma (SqCC) and to
identify new drivers of lung carcinogenesis, we examined the exome sequences and copy …

An update on larynx cancer

CE Steuer, M El‐Deiry, JR Parks… - CA: a cancer journal …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Answer questions and earn CME/CNE Laryngeal cancer remains one of the most common
tumors of the respiratory tract. Fortunately, significant advancements have been made over …

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: update on epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment

S Marur, AA Forastiere - Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2016 - Elsevier
Squamous cell carcinoma arises from multiple anatomic subsites in the head and neck
region. The risk factors for development of cancers of the oral cavity, oropharynx …