Neoadjuvant immunotherapy in head and neck cancer: Rationale, current evidence and future perspective

S Cabezas-Camarero, P Pérez-Segura - Critical reviews in oncology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Immune-checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have shown to improve survival in the first-and second-
line settings of recurrent/metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck …

Less Is More: Exploring Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy as a De-escalation Strategy in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Treatment

LM Cao, NN Zhong, Y Chen, ZZ Li, GR Wang, Y Xiao… - Cancer Letters, 2024 - Elsevier
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) constitutes a significant global cancer
burden, given its high prevalence and associated mortality. Despite substantial progress in …

[HTML][HTML] Induction chemoimmunotherapy followed by CD8+ immune cell-based patient selection for chemotherapy-free radioimmunotherapy in locally advanced head …

M Hecht, M Eckstein, S Rutzner… - … for ImmunoTherapy of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose The first aim of the trial is to study feasibility of combined programmed death protein
ligand 1/cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 inhibition concomitant to radiotherapy …

CD161 Characterizes an Inflamed Subset of Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes Associated with Prolonged Survival in Human Papillomavirus–Driven Oropharyngeal Cancer

Y Wei, T Xu, C Li, X Zhou, W Qian, C Shen… - Cancer Immunology …, 2023 - AACR
Human papillomavirus (HPV)–driven oropharyngeal carcinoma (OPSCC) is distinct from
tobacco-or alcohol-associated OPSCC and has a unique immune landscape. Studies have …

Predictive value of multiparametric MRI for response to single-cycle induction chemo-immunotherapy in locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

K Hellwig, S Ellmann, M Eckstein… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Objectives To assess the predictive value of multiparametric MRI for treatment response
evaluation of induction chemo-immunotherapy in locally advanced head and neck …

Hypofractionated radiotherapy upregulates several immune checkpoint molecules in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cells independently of the HPV status …

S Wimmer, L Deloch, M Hader, A Derer… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
While the treatment of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (HNSCC) with
radiotherapy (RT) is complemented more and more by immunotherapy in clinical trials, little …

Possible action of olaparib for preventing invasion of oral squamous cell carcinoma in vitro and in vivo

N Nakamura, H Fujihara, K Kawaguchi… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Despite recent advances in treatment, the prognosis of oral cancer remains poor, and
prevention of recurrence and metastasis is critical. Olaparib is a PARP1 inhibitor that blocks …

Future investigative directions for novel therapeutic targets in head and neck cancer

JP Nguyen, LC Woerner, DE Johnson… - Expert Review of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Immunotherapy has become a mainstay treatment for HNSCC, with the FDA (Food and Drug
Administration) approval of the anti-PD-1 immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) nivolumab and …

Expanding the role of combined immunochemotherapy and immunoradiotherapy in the management of head and neck cancer

C Wei, X Lan, M Qiu, R Cui, Q Fu… - Oncology …, 2023 - spandidos-publications.com
Immunotherapy has become one of the most promising approaches in tumor therapy, and
there are numerous associated clinical trials in China. As an immunosuppressive tumor …

Safety and preliminary activity of pembrolizumab-carboplatin-paclitaxel in heavily pretreated and/or fragile patients with PDL1-positive recurrent/metastatic head and …

S Cabezas-Camarero… - Oncology …, 2022 - spandidos-publications.com
Novel chemo-immunotherapy (chemo-IO) combinations should be evaluated, which may be
suitable for cisplatin-unfit or fluoropyrimide-ineligible patients with recurrent or metastatic …