ReviewCurrent oncology reports2023
Immunotherapy in Head and Neck Cancer: Where Do We Stand?
Review in Current oncology reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in the Treatment for Head and Neck Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.Oncology research · 2025Pooled it
- Durvalumab with or without tremelimumab for patients with recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in immunology · 2023Pooled it
- 4-1BBCell reports. Medicine · 2025Trial
- Unveiling the immune microenvironment in sinonasal intestinal type adenocarcinoma: new arguments for immunotherapy.Oncoimmunology · 2026Article
- Revisiting the Lipid-Cancer Axis: PCSK9, ANGPTL3, and CETP as Emerging Biomarkers and Therapeutic Targets in Oncology.Biomolecules · 2026Review
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- Efficacy of anti-LAG3 and anti-PD-1 combination checkpoint inhibitor therapy against head and neck squamous cell carcinoma in a genetically engineered mouse model.Oncoimmunology · 2025Article
- Molecular Insights into HPV-Driven Head and Neck Cancers: From Viral Oncoproteins to Precision Therapeutics.Viruses · 2025Review
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- Molecular Targets for Pharmacotherapy of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinomas.Current issues in molecular biology · 2025Review
- E5 Oncoprotein: A Key Player in Human Papillomavirus-Positive Head and Neck Cancer Pathogenesis and Therapy Resistance.Viruses · 2025Review
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- Releasing the brakes: the role of immune checkpoint inhibitors in laryngeal cancer.Exploration of targeted anti-tumor therapy · 2025Review
- Nivolumab resistance in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma patients and future perspectives.Contemporary oncology (Poznan, Poland) · 2025Review
- Integrating immune multi-omics and machine learning to improve prognosis, immune landscape, and sensitivity to first- and second-line treatments for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Effects of Vitamin D on tumor cell proliferation and migration, tumor initiation and anti-tumor immune response in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas.Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie · 2024Article
- Real-world evaluation of nivolumab in patients with non-nasopharyngeal recurrent or metastatic head and neck cancer: a retrospective multi-center study by the Turkish Oncology Group (TOG).European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2024Article
- Clinical metabolomics: Useful insights, perspectives and challenges.Metabolism open · 2024Article
- Identification of PANoptosis-related biomarkers and analysis of prognostic values in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- IL7 in combination with radiotherapy stimulates a memory T-cell response to improve outcomes in HNSCC models.Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII · 2024Article
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Abstract
purposeof reviewHead and neck cancer (HNC) comprises a group of malignancies, amongst which squamous cell carcinoma accounts for more than 90% of the cases. HNC has been related to tobacco use, alcohol consumption, human papillomavirus, Epstein-Barr virus, air pollution, and previous local radiotherapy. HNC has been associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. This review aims to summarize the recent findings regarding immunotherapy in HNC. RECENT
findingsThe recent introduction of immunotherapy, with the use of programmed death 1 (PD-1) inhibitors pembrolizumab and nivolumab, which have been FDA approved for the treatment of metastatic or recurrent head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, has changed the field in metastatic or recurrent disease. There are many ongoing trials regarding the use of novel immunotherapeutic agents, such as durvalumab, atezolizumab, avelumab, tremelimumab, and monalizumab. In this review, we focus on the therapeutic potential of novel immunotherapy treatment modalities, such as combinations of newer immune-checkpoint inhibitors; the use of tumor vaccines such as human papillomavirus-targeted vaccines; the potential use of oncolytic viruses; as well as the latest advances regarding adoptive cellular immunotherapy. As novel treatment options are still emerging, a more personalized approach to metastatic or recurrent HNC therapy should be followed. Moreover, the role of the microbiome in immunotherapy, the limitations of immunotherapy, and the various diagnostic, prognostic, and predictive biomarkers based on genetics and the tumor microenvironment are synopsized.
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