Cancer-associated fibroblasts drive glycolysis in a targetable signaling loop implicated in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma progression

D Kumar, J New, V Vishwakarma, R Joshi, J Enders… - Cancer research, 2018 - AACR
Despite aggressive therapies, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is
associated with a less than 50% 5-year survival rate. Late-stage HNSCC frequently consists …

[HTML][HTML] Metabolic interplay between tumour cells and cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) under hypoxia versus normoxia

SI Wanandi, SS Ningsih, H Asikin… - … Malaysian Journal of …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The growth of tumour cells is closely related to cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) present
within their microenvironment. CAFs, the most abundant cells in tumour stroma, secrete …

Metabolic signature of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: Consequences of TP53 mutation and therapeutic perspectives

MD Wilkie, AS Lau, N Vlatkovic, TM Jones, MT Boyd - Oral Oncology, 2018 - Elsevier
There is a pressing need to identify ways of sensitising squamous cell carcinomas of the
head and neck (SCCHN) to the effects of current treatments, both from oncological and …

MCT4 expression is a potential therapeutic target in colorectal cancer with peritoneal carcinomatosis

HK Kim, IK Lee, H Bang, HC Kim, WY Lee… - Molecular cancer …, 2018 - AACR
Monocarboxylate transporters (MCT) are transmembrane proteins that control the lactate
metabolism and are associated with poor prognosis in solid tumors, including colorectal …

[HTML][HTML] Monocarboxylate transporter 4 (MCT4) knockout mice have attenuated 4NQO induced carcinogenesis; a role for MCT4 in driving oral squamous cell cancer

S Bisetto, D Whitaker-Menezes, NA Wilski… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is the 6th most common human cancer
and affects approximately 50,000 new patients every year in the US. The major risk factors …

[HTML][HTML] Metformin clinical trial in HPV+ and HPV–head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: impact on cancer cell apoptosis and immune infiltrate

JM Curry, J Johnson, M Mollaee, P Tassone… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Background: Metformin, an oral anti-hyperglycemic drug which inhibits mitochondrial
complex I and oxidative phosphorylation has been reported to correlate with improved …

[HTML][HTML] Statin-induced metabolic reprogramming in head and neck cancer: a biomarker for targeting monocarboxylate transporters

M Mehibel, F Ortiz-Martinez, N Voelxen, A Boyers… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Prognosis of HPV negative head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) patients
remains poor despite surgical and medical advances and inadequacy of predictive and …

[HTML][HTML] Immunometabolic determinants of chemoradiotherapy response and survival in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

R Krupar, MG Hautmann, RR Pathak, I Varier… - The American Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Tumor immune microenvironment and tumor metabolism are major determinants of
chemoradiotherapy response. The interdependency and prognostic significance of specific …

[HTML][HTML] Metabolomic alterations in thyrospheres and adherent parental cells in papillary thyroid carcinoma cell lines: a pilot study

P Caria, L Tronci, T Dettori, F Murgia… - International Journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), is characterized by a heterogeneous group of cells,
including cancer stem cells (CSCs), crucially involved in tumor initiation, progression and …

[HTML][HTML] β2-Adrenergic receptor modulates mitochondrial metabolism and disease progression in recurrent/metastatic HPV(+) HNSCC

CT Lucido, JL Callejas-Valera, PL Colbert… - Oncogenesis, 2018 - nature.com
The incidence of human papillomavirus-associated head and neck squamous cell
carcinoma (HPV [+] HNSCC) is rapidly increasing. Although clinical management of primary …