ArticleCancers2021
Prevalence of DNA Repair Gene Mutations in Blood and Tumor Tissue and Impact on Prognosis and Treatment in HNSCC.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.
- The effect of circulating tumor DNA on the prognosis of patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC cancer · 2024Pooled it
- Fluid Biomarkers in HPV and Non-HPV Related Oropharyngeal Carcinomas: From Diagnosis and Monitoring to Prognostication-A Systematic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Pooled it
- Phase II Study Evaluating the Efficacy of Niraparib and Dostarlimab (TSR-042) in Patients with Recurrent/Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma.Cancer research communications · 2025Trial
- DDX21 Enhances Radiosensitivity in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Suppressing MK2-Mediated DNA Damage Response.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
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- DNA damage repair-related methylated genes RRM2 and GAPDH are prognostic biomarkers associated with immunotherapy for lung adenocarcinoma.Genetics and molecular biology · 2025Article
- Biological biomarkers of oral cancer.Periodontology 2000 · 2024Review
- Does circulating tumor DNA apply as a reliable biomarker for the diagnosis and prognosis of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma?Discover oncology · 2024Review
- Triple Combinations of Histone Lysine Demethylase Inhibitors with PARP1 Inhibitor-Olaparib and Cisplatin Lead to Enhanced Cytotoxic Effects in Head and Neck Cancer Cells.Biomedicines · 2024Article
- Targeting BRD4: Potential therapeutic strategy for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (Review).Oncology reports · 2024Article
- Targeting ferroptosis as a potential strategy to overcome the resistance of cisplatin in oral squamous cell carcinoma.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2024Review
- Taxanes in the Treatment of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma.Biomedicines · 2023Review
- The Drivers, Mechanisms, and Consequences of Genome Instability in HPV-Driven Cancers.Cancers · 2022Review
- Mechanisms of Cisplatin Resistance in HPV Negative Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinomas.Cells · 2022Review
- Targeting DNA damage response as a potential therapeutic strategy for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Review
- Platelet-Vesicles-Encapsulated RSL-3 Enable Anti-Angiogenesis and Induce Ferroptosis to Inhibit Pancreatic Cancer Progress.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Article
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Abstract
PARP inhibitors are currently approved for a limited number of cancers and targetable mutations in DNA damage repair (DDR) genes. In this single-institution retrospective study, the profiles of 170 patients with head and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC) and available tumor tissue DNA (tDNA) and circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) results were analyzed for mutations in a set of 18 DDR genes as well as in gene subsets defined by technical and clinical significance. Mutations were correlated with demographic and outcome data. The addition of ctDNA to the standard tDNA analysis contributed to identification of a significantly increased incidence of patients with mutations in one or more genes in each of the study subsets of DDR genes in groups of patients older than 60 years, patients with laryngeal primaries, patients with advanced stage at diagnosis and patients previously treated with chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy. Patients with DDR gene mutations were found to be significantly less likely to have primary tumors within the in oropharynx or HPV-positive disease. Patients with ctDNA mutations in all subsets of DDR genes analyzed had significantly worse overall survival in univariate and adjusted multivariate analysis. This study underscores the utility of ctDNA analysis, alone, and in combination with tDNA, for defining the prevalence and the role of DDR gene mutations in HNSCC. Furthermore, this study fosters research promoting the utilization of PARP inhibitors in HNSCC precision oncology treatments.
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