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BACKGROUND
For locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (HNSCC), the recurrence rate after surgery and postoperative radiotherapy is between 20 and 40%, and the 5-year overall survival rate is approximately 50%. Presently, no markers exist to accurately predict treatment
Activation of the PI3K and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) pathway is able to drive oncogenesis in multiple human cancers, including head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Targeted agents such as cetuximab and erlotinib are currently used in patients with head and neck squamous cell
Fifty-one patients with stage III or IV squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck who received induction chemotherapy with cisplatin and bleomycin sulfate with and without high-dose methotrexate were studied. The relationship of the prechemotherapy levels of serum alkaline phosphatase, lactic
Tumor neovascularization is necessary for the progressive development of all solid tumors, including head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCCs). The angiogenic process includes increased endothelial cell motility. Our prior studies have shown the importance of protein phosphatase-2A (PP-2A) in
The underpinnings of STAT3 hyperphosphorylation resulting in enhanced signaling and cancer progression are incompletely understood. Loss-of-function mutations of enzymes that dephosphorylate STAT3, such as receptor protein tyrosine phosphatases, which are encoded by the PTPR gene family, represent a
Previous studies have shown that protein tyrosine (de)phosphorylation plays an important role in head and neck cancer. Protein-tyrosine kinases (PTK) and protein-tyrosine phosphatases (PTPase) activities in the cytosol of tumor tissue were significantly increased compared to normal tissue of cancer
BACKGROUND
PTEN is part of large family of tyrosine phosphatases and has been found inactivated in a wide variety of human cancers.
OBJECTIVE
In the present study we have tried to determine the association of the expression patterns of this gene with carcinogenesis.
METHODS
First, a systematic
The effect of combining adenoviral vector and cationic liposomes on the efficiency of gene transfer to head and neck tumor cells was investigated. Two human and two murine cell lines were used for the screening of gene transfer efficiency using an adenoviral vector. Cationic liposome-enhanced gene
Many human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive high-grade lesions and cancers of the uterine cervix harbor integrated HPV genomes expressing the E6 and E7 oncogenes from chimeric virus-cell mRNAs, but less is known about HPV integration in head and neck cancer (HNC). Here we compared viral DNA status and
Before treatment for head and neck malignancies is begun, a search for distant metastases (DM) is performed. The first objective of this review was to determine the accuracy of liver function tests (LFT), alkaline phosphatase (AP) tests, and chest radiographs (CXR) in detection of DM. Second, an
Studies attempting to identify and understand the function of mutated genes and deregulated molecular pathways in cancer have been ongoing for many years. The PI3K-PTEN-mTOR signaling pathway is one of the most frequently deregulated pathways in cancer. PIK3CA mutations are found 11%-33% of head and
BACKGROUND
The five-year survival rates for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) patients are less than 50%, and the prognosis has not improved, despite advancements in standard multi-modality therapies. Hence major emphasis is being laid on identification of novel molecular targets and
Oral carcinoma is a serious public health problem and the leading cause of head and neck cancer mortality worldwide. Moreover, oral cancer patients often present symptoms at a late stage and show a high recurrence rate after treatment. Therefore, there is an urgent need to identify novel biomarkers
Osteoprotegerin (OPG) is considered one of the main regulators of bone remodeling. Various patterns of serum OPG levels have been described in different types of tumors. We undertook this study to determine serum OPG levels in patients with squamous cell head and neck cancer (SCHNC), analyzing their
OBJECTIVE
To determine the utility of abdominal imaging to further evaluate abnormal pre-operative liver function tests (LFTs) in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC).
METHODS
Records of patients evaluated by the head and neck surgery service from January 2004 through December