HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer: epidemiology, molecular biology and clinical management

M Lechner, J Liu, L Masterson, TR Fenton - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive (HPV+) oropharyngeal squamous cell
carcinoma (OPSCC) has one of the most rapidly increasing incidences of any cancer in high …

PI3K inhibitors are finally coming of age

B Vanhaesebroeck, MWD Perry, JR Brown… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Overactive phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) in cancer and immune dysregulation
has spurred extensive efforts to develop therapeutic PI3K inhibitors. Although progress has …

Cell type and gene expression deconvolution with BayesPrism enables Bayesian integrative analysis across bulk and single-cell RNA sequencing in oncology

T Chu, Z Wang, D Pe'er, CG Danko - Nature Cancer, 2022 - nature.com
Inferring single-cell compositions and their contributions to global gene expression changes
from bulk RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) datasets is a major challenge in oncology. Here we …

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

DE Johnson, B Burtness, CR Leemans… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2020 - nature.com
Most head and neck cancers are derived from the mucosal epithelium in the oral cavity,
pharynx and larynx and are known collectively as head and neck squamous cell carcinoma …

RAS-targeted therapies: is the undruggable drugged?

AR Moore, SC Rosenberg, F McCormick… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract RAS (KRAS, NRAS and HRAS) is the most frequently mutated gene family in
cancers, and, consequently, investigators have sought an effective RAS inhibitor for more …

TGFβ biology in cancer progression and immunotherapy

R Derynck, SJ Turley, RJ Akhurst - Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology, 2021 - nature.com
TGFβ signalling has key roles in cancer progression: most carcinoma cells have inactivated
their epithelial antiproliferative response and benefit from increased TGFβ expression and …

Overview of oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma: Risk factors, mechanisms, and diagnostics

A Chamoli, AS Gosavi, UP Shirwadkar, KV Wangdale… - Oral oncology, 2021 - Elsevier
Oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OCSCC) is the most common malignancy of the oral
cavity. The substantial risk factors for OCSCC are the consumption of tobacco products …

CXCL9:SPP1 macrophage polarity identifies a network of cellular programs that control human cancers

R Bill, P Wirapati, M Messemaker, W Roh, B Zitti… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Tumor microenvironments (TMEs) influence cancer progression but are complex and often
differ between patients. Considering that microenvironment variations may reveal rules …

Establishment of patient-derived cancer organoids for drug-screening applications

E Driehuis, K Kretzschmar, H Clevers - Nature protocols, 2020 - nature.com
Adult stem cell–based organoid technology is a versatile tool for the generation and long-
term maintenance of near-native 3D epithelial tissues in vitro. The generation of cancer …

Smokeless tobacco and cigarette smoking: chemical mechanisms and cancer prevention

SS Hecht, DK Hatsukami - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2022 - nature.com
Tobacco products present a deadly combination of nicotine addiction and carcinogen
exposure resulting in millions of cancer deaths per year worldwide. A plethora of smokeless …