PIK3CA gene mutations in solid malignancies: association with clinicopathological parameters and prognosis

A Alqahtani, HSK Ayesh, H Halawani - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Phosphoinositide kinases (PIKs) are a group of lipid kinases that are important upstream
activators of various significant signaling pathways. Hyperactivation of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR …

Shooting at moving and hidden targets—tumour cell plasticity and the notch signalling pathway in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas

J Kałafut, A Czerwonka, A Anameriç… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cancers in the head and neck region are often aggressive and poorly
respond to both irradiation or chemotherapy. Chemotherapy is currently limited by a small …

Microphysiological head and neck cancer model identifies novel role of lymphatically secreted monocyte migration inhibitory factor in cancer cell migration and …

RC Yada, DE Desa, AA Gillette, E Bartels, PM Harari… - Biomaterials, 2023 - Elsevier
Regional metastasis of head and neck cancer (HNC) is prevalent (approximately 50% of
patients at diagnosis), yet the underlying drivers and mechanisms of lymphatic spread …

Identification of novel methylation markers in HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer: Genome-wide discovery, tissue verification and validation testing in ctDNA

K Misawa, A Imai, H Matsui, A Kanai, Y Misawa… - Oncogene, 2020 - nature.com
Human papilloma virus (HPV)-associated oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) is an independent
tumour type with regard to cellular, biological, and clinical features. The use of non-invasive …

Genome-wide open reading frame profiling identifies fibroblast growth factor signaling as a driver of PD-L1 expression in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

JE Mann, JD Smith, A Kulkarni, SK Foltin, EB Scheftz… - Oral Oncology, 2023 - Elsevier
Head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC) are associated with significant
treatment-related morbidity and poor disease-free and disease-specific survival, especially …

Unraveling most abundant mutational signatures in head and neck cancer

M Plath, J Gass, M Hlevnjak, Q Li… - … Journal of Cancer, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Genomic alterations are a driving force in the multistep process of head and neck cancer
(HNC) and result from the interaction of exogenous environmental exposures and …

The genomic landscape of canine osteosarcoma cell lines reveals conserved structural complexity and pathway alterations

K Megquier, J Turner-Maier, K Morrill, X Li, J Johnson… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
The characterization of immortalized canine osteosarcoma (OS) cell lines used for research
has historically been based on phenotypic features such as cellular morphology and …

The molecular landscape of the University of Michigan laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma cell line panel

JE Mann, A Kulkarni, AC Birkeland, J Kafelghazal… - Head & …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Laryngeal squamous cell carcinomas (LSCCs) have a high risk of recurrence
and poor prognosis. Patient‐derived cancer cell lines remain important preclinical models …

A multi-center phase II trial evaluating the efficacy of palbociclib in combination with carboplatin for the treatment of unresectable recurrent or metastatic head and …

PL Swiecicki, G Durm, E Bellile, A Bhangale… - Investigational new …, 2020 - Springer
Background Palbociclib is a selective inhibitor of CDK4/6 approved in metastatic breast
cancer as well as evidence of activity in malignancies with CDK4-amplifications. Extensive …

Cancer cell line microarray as a novel screening method for identification of radioresistance biomarkers in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

J Routila, K Suvila, R Grénman, I Leivo, J Westermarck… - BMC cancer, 2021 - Springer
Background Currently, no clinically useful biomarkers for radioresistance are available in
head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). This study assesses the usefulness of …