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ArticleCancer research communications2023

EGFR Inhibition by Cetuximab Modulates Hypoxia and IFN Response Genes in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

Ritu Chaudhary, Robbert J C Slebos, Leenil C Noel, Feifei Song, Maria I Poole, Dirk S Hoening, Juan C Hernandez-Prera, Jose R Conejo-Garcia, Jose A Guevara-Patino, Xuefeng Wang and 3 more

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Article in Cancer research communications, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
3.1field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Long-term Survival and Molecular Biomarker Evaluation of a Phase II Cetuximab and Nivolumab Clinical Trial in Recurrent/Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2026
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  5. [Research progress on the mechanisms of resistance to cetuximab targeted therapy in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma].Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery · 2025
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  11. Spatial interactions modulate tumor growth and immune infiltration.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ritu ChaudharyDepartment of Head and Neck-Endocrine Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida.ORCID 0009-0007-9417-0340
Robbert J C SlebosDepartment of Head and Neck-Endocrine Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida.ORCID 0000-0003-3117-9544
Leenil C NoelDepartment of Head and Neck-Endocrine Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida.ORCID 0000-0001-9841-8445
Feifei SongDepartment of Head and Neck-Endocrine Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida.ORCID 0000-0002-4700-8064
Maria I PooleDepartment of Head and Neck-Endocrine Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida.ORCID 0009-0004-8006-8036
Dirk S HoeningDepartment of Head and Neck-Endocrine Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida.ORCID 0009-0000-9299-9277
Juan C Hernandez-PreraDepartment of Pathology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida.ORCID 0000-0003-0809-4649
Jose R Conejo-GarciaDepartment of Immunology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida.ORCID 0000-0001-6431-4074
Jose A Guevara-PatinoDepartment of Immunology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida.ORCID 0000-0002-6258-7228
Xuefeng WangDepartment of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida.ORCID 0000-0001-5775-408X
Mengyu XieDepartment of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida.ORCID 0000-0002-4661-9891
Aik Choon TanDepartment of Oncological Sciences, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.ORCID 0000-0003-2955-8369
Christine H ChungDepartment of Head and Neck-Endocrine Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida.ORCID 0000-0001-5199-4306
Moffitt Cancer Center · USHuntsman Cancer Institute · US

Funding

Decoding tobacco-related oral cancer ecosystem by integrative approachR01DE030508 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI CHUNG, CHRISTINE H, TAN, AIK CHOON · 2021 to 2023
$1.6M
Investigating the prognostic role of intrinsic immune evasion mechanisms in HNSCCR01DE030493 · NIDCR · H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CTR & RES INST · PI WANG, XUEFENG · 2021 to 2023
$1.2M
NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE030493NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE030508
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) has one of the most hypoxic and immunosuppressive tumor microenvironments (TME) among solid tumors. However, there is no proven therapeutic strategy to remodel the TME to be less hypoxic and proinflammatory. In this study, we classified tumors according to a Hypoxia-Immune signature, characterized the immune cells in each subgroup, and analyzed the signaling pathways to identify a potential therapeutic target that can remodel the TME. We confirmed that hypoxic tumors had significantly higher numbers of immunosuppressive cells, as evidenced by a lower ratio of CD8 Significance: While the hypoxic and immunosuppressive TME of HNSCC has been well described, comprehensive evaluation of the immune cell components and signaling pathways contributing to immunotherapy resistance has been poorly characterized. We further identified additional molecular determinants and potential therapeutic targets of the hypoxic TME to fully leverage currently available targeted therapies that can be administered with immunotherapy.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, Squamous CellHead and Neck NeoplasmsCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCetuximabErbB ReceptorsHumansHypoxiaSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckTumor MicroenvironmentCetuximabErbB Receptors

Identifiers

PMID37377902
PMCPMC10202124
OpenAlexW4368363931

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