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ReviewCancer metastasis reviews2016

Targeting cellular and molecular drivers of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: current options and emerging perspectives.

Simonetta Ausoni, Paolo Boscolo-Rizzo, Bhuvanesh Singh, Maria Cristina Da Mosto, Giacomo Spinato, Giancarlo Tirelli, Roberto Spinato, Giuseppe Azzarello

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Review in Cancer metastasis reviews, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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37citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
4.0field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

37 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 70 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Simonetta AusoniDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padua, Padova, Italy.
Paolo Boscolo-RizzoDepartment of Neurosciences, ENT Clinic and Regional Center for Head and Neck Cancer, University of Padua, Treviso Regional Hospital, Treviso, Italy.
Bhuvanesh SinghLaboratory of Epithelial Cancer Biology, Head and Neck Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA.
Maria Cristina Da MostoDepartment of Neurosciences, ENT Clinic and Regional Center for Head and Neck Cancer, University of Padua, Treviso Regional Hospital, Treviso, Italy.
Giacomo SpinatoDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Cattinara Hospital, Trieste, Italy.
Giancarlo TirelliDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Cattinara Hospital, Trieste, Italy.
Roberto SpinatoDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Dell'Angelo Hospital, Mestre, Venezia, Italy.
Giuseppe AzzarelloDepartment of Medical Oncology, Mirano Hospital, Local Health Unit 13, Mirano, Venezia, Italy. giuseppe.azzarello@ulss13mirano.ven.it.
Ca' Foncello Hospital · ITOspedale di Cattinara · ITMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · USOspedale dell' Angelo · ITOspedale di Mirano · ITUniversity of Padua · IT

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI Hongbiao Carl Lekaye · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
TRANSLATIONAL CONTROL IN ADAPTATION TO HYPOXIAP01CA104838 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI SIMON, M. CELESTE · 2004 to 2018
$17.6M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite improvements in functional outcomes attributable to advances in radiotherapy, chemotherapy, surgical techniques, and imaging techniques, survival in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) patients has improved only marginally during the last couple of decades, and optimal therapy has yet to be devised. Genomic complexity and intratumoral genetic heterogeneity may contribute to treatment resistance and the propensity for locoregional recurrence. Countering this, it demands a significant effort from both basic and clinical scientists in the search for more effective targeted therapies. Recent genomewide studies have provided valuable insights into the genetic basis of HNSCC, uncovering potential new therapeutic opportunities. In addition, several studies have elucidated how inflammatory, immune, and stromal cells contribute to the particular properties of these neoplasms. In the present review, we introduce recent findings on genomic aberrations resulting from whole-genome sequencing of HNSCC, we discuss how the particular microenvironment affects the pathogenesis of this disease, and we describe clinical trials exploring new perspectives on the use of combined genetic and cellular targeted therapies.

Indexed as

Cell Transformation, NeoplasticMolecular Targeted TherapyAntineoplastic AgentsCarcinoma, Squamous CellGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic VariationHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansNeoplasm GradingProtein Kinase InhibitorsSignal TransductionSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckTumor MicroenvironmentAntineoplastic AgentsProtein Kinase InhibitorsHead and neck cancerHuman papillomavirusSquamous cell carcinomaTarget therapyTumor microenvironment

Identifiers

PMID27194534
PMCPMC5524458
OpenAlexW2395565270

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