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Refractory Malignant Head and Neck Neoplasm

MedGen UID:
1659739
•Concept ID:
C4726631
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Refractory Head and Neck Cancer

Definition

A malignant head and neck neoplasm that is resistant to treatment. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Molecular diagnosis and targeted treatment of advanced follicular cell-derived thyroid cancer in the precision medicine era.
Capdevila J, Awada A, Führer-Sakel D, Leboulleux S, Pauwels P
Cancer Treat Rev 2022 May;106:102380. Epub 2022 Mar 15 doi: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2022.102380. PMID: 35305441
Lenvatinib dose, efficacy, and safety in the treatment of multiple malignancies.
Motzer RJ, Taylor MH, Evans TRJ, Okusaka T, Glen H, Lubiniecki GM, Dutcus C, Smith AD, Okpara CE, Hussein Z, Hayato S, Tamai T, Makker V
Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2022 Apr;22(4):383-400. Epub 2022 Apr 7 doi: 10.1080/14737140.2022.2039123. PMID: 35260027Free PMC Article
Pembrolizumab in the first-line treatment of advanced head and neck cancer.
de Sousa LG, Ferrarotto R
Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2021 Dec;21(12):1321-1331. Epub 2021 Nov 2 doi: 10.1080/14737140.2021.1996228. PMID: 34689660

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Autologous T cell therapy for MAGE-A4(+) solid cancers in HLA-A*02(+) patients: a phase 1 trial.
Hong DS, Van Tine BA, Biswas S, McAlpine C, Johnson ML, Olszanski AJ, Clarke JM, Araujo D, Blumenschein GR Jr, Kebriaei P, Lin Q, Tipping AJ, Sanderson JP, Wang R, Trivedi T, Annareddy T, Bai J, Rafail S, Sun A, Fernandes L, Navenot JM, Bushman FD, Everett JK, Karadeniz D, Broad R, Isabelle M, Naidoo R, Bath N, Betts G, Wolchinsky Z, Batrakou DG, Van Winkle E, Elefant E, Ghobadi A, Cashen A, Grand'Maison A, McCarthy P, Fracasso PM, Norry E, Williams D, Druta M, Liebner DA, Odunsi K, Butler MO
Nat Med 2023 Jan;29(1):104-114. Epub 2023 Jan 9 doi: 10.1038/s41591-022-02128-z. PMID: 36624315Free PMC Article
Immunotherapy and Biomarker Testing in Recurrent and Metastatic Head and Neck Cancers: ASCO Guideline.
Yilmaz E, Ismaila N, Bauman JE, Dabney R, Gan G, Jordan R, Kaufman M, Kirtane K, McBride SM, Old MO, Rooper L, Saba NF, Sheth S, Subramaniam RM, Wise-Draper TM, Wong D, Mell LK
J Clin Oncol 2023 Feb 10;41(5):1132-1146. Epub 2022 Dec 15 doi: 10.1200/JCO.22.02328. PMID: 36521102
Molecular targets of tyrosine kinase inhibitors in thyroid cancer.
Fallahi P, Ferrari SM, Galdiero MR, Varricchi G, Elia G, Ragusa F, Paparo SR, Benvenga S, Antonelli A
Semin Cancer Biol 2022 Feb;79:180-196. Epub 2020 Nov 26 doi: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2020.11.013. PMID: 33249201
Nivolumab for Recurrent Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck.
Ferris RL, Blumenschein G Jr, Fayette J, Guigay J, Colevas AD, Licitra L, Harrington K, Kasper S, Vokes EE, Even C, Worden F, Saba NF, Iglesias Docampo LC, Haddad R, Rordorf T, Kiyota N, Tahara M, Monga M, Lynch M, Geese WJ, Kopit J, Shaw JW, Gillison ML
N Engl J Med 2016 Nov 10;375(19):1856-1867. Epub 2016 Oct 8 doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1602252. PMID: 27718784Free PMC Article
Lenvatinib versus placebo in radioiodine-refractory thyroid cancer.
Schlumberger M, Tahara M, Wirth LJ, Robinson B, Brose MS, Elisei R, Habra MA, Newbold K, Shah MH, Hoff AO, Gianoukakis AG, Kiyota N, Taylor MH, Kim SB, Krzyzanowska MK, Dutcus CE, de las Heras B, Zhu J, Sherman SI
N Engl J Med 2015 Feb 12;372(7):621-30. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1406470. PMID: 25671254

Diagnosis

Molecular diagnosis and targeted treatment of advanced follicular cell-derived thyroid cancer in the precision medicine era.
Capdevila J, Awada A, Führer-Sakel D, Leboulleux S, Pauwels P
Cancer Treat Rev 2022 May;106:102380. Epub 2022 Mar 15 doi: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2022.102380. PMID: 35305441
Molecular targets of tyrosine kinase inhibitors in thyroid cancer.
Fallahi P, Ferrari SM, Galdiero MR, Varricchi G, Elia G, Ragusa F, Paparo SR, Benvenga S, Antonelli A
Semin Cancer Biol 2022 Feb;79:180-196. Epub 2020 Nov 26 doi: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2020.11.013. PMID: 33249201
PD-L2 glycosylation promotes immune evasion and predicts anti-EGFR efficacy.
Xu Y, Gao Z, Hu R, Wang Y, Wang Y, Su Z, Zhang X, Yang J, Mei M, Ren Y, Li M, Zhou X
J Immunother Cancer 2021 Oct;9(10) doi: 10.1136/jitc-2021-002699. PMID: 34697216Free PMC Article
Differentiated Thyroid Cancer-Treatment: State of the Art.
Schmidbauer B, Menhart K, Hellwig D, Grosse J
Int J Mol Sci 2017 Jun 17;18(6) doi: 10.3390/ijms18061292. PMID: 28629126Free PMC Article
Cetuximab in metastatic or recurrent head and neck cancer: the EXTREME trial.
Rivera F, García-Castaño A, Vega N, Vega-Villegas ME, Gutiérrez-Sanz L
Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2009 Oct;9(10):1421-8. doi: 10.1586/era.09.113. PMID: 19828002

Therapy

Molecular basis and targeted therapy in thyroid cancer: Progress and opportunities.
Zhang L, Feng Q, Wang J, Tan Z, Li Q, Ge M
Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer 2023 Jul;1878(4):188928. Epub 2023 May 29 doi: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2023.188928. PMID: 37257629
Autologous T cell therapy for MAGE-A4(+) solid cancers in HLA-A*02(+) patients: a phase 1 trial.
Hong DS, Van Tine BA, Biswas S, McAlpine C, Johnson ML, Olszanski AJ, Clarke JM, Araujo D, Blumenschein GR Jr, Kebriaei P, Lin Q, Tipping AJ, Sanderson JP, Wang R, Trivedi T, Annareddy T, Bai J, Rafail S, Sun A, Fernandes L, Navenot JM, Bushman FD, Everett JK, Karadeniz D, Broad R, Isabelle M, Naidoo R, Bath N, Betts G, Wolchinsky Z, Batrakou DG, Van Winkle E, Elefant E, Ghobadi A, Cashen A, Grand'Maison A, McCarthy P, Fracasso PM, Norry E, Williams D, Druta M, Liebner DA, Odunsi K, Butler MO
Nat Med 2023 Jan;29(1):104-114. Epub 2023 Jan 9 doi: 10.1038/s41591-022-02128-z. PMID: 36624315Free PMC Article
Immunotherapy and Biomarker Testing in Recurrent and Metastatic Head and Neck Cancers: ASCO Guideline.
Yilmaz E, Ismaila N, Bauman JE, Dabney R, Gan G, Jordan R, Kaufman M, Kirtane K, McBride SM, Old MO, Rooper L, Saba NF, Sheth S, Subramaniam RM, Wise-Draper TM, Wong D, Mell LK
J Clin Oncol 2023 Feb 10;41(5):1132-1146. Epub 2022 Dec 15 doi: 10.1200/JCO.22.02328. PMID: 36521102
Pembrolizumab in the first-line treatment of advanced head and neck cancer.
de Sousa LG, Ferrarotto R
Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2021 Dec;21(12):1321-1331. Epub 2021 Nov 2 doi: 10.1080/14737140.2021.1996228. PMID: 34689660
Nivolumab for Recurrent Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck.
Ferris RL, Blumenschein G Jr, Fayette J, Guigay J, Colevas AD, Licitra L, Harrington K, Kasper S, Vokes EE, Even C, Worden F, Saba NF, Iglesias Docampo LC, Haddad R, Rordorf T, Kiyota N, Tahara M, Monga M, Lynch M, Geese WJ, Kopit J, Shaw JW, Gillison ML
N Engl J Med 2016 Nov 10;375(19):1856-1867. Epub 2016 Oct 8 doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1602252. PMID: 27718784Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Molecular targets of tyrosine kinase inhibitors in thyroid cancer.
Fallahi P, Ferrari SM, Galdiero MR, Varricchi G, Elia G, Ragusa F, Paparo SR, Benvenga S, Antonelli A
Semin Cancer Biol 2022 Feb;79:180-196. Epub 2020 Nov 26 doi: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2020.11.013. PMID: 33249201
Pembrolizumab in the first-line treatment of advanced head and neck cancer.
de Sousa LG, Ferrarotto R
Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2021 Dec;21(12):1321-1331. Epub 2021 Nov 2 doi: 10.1080/14737140.2021.1996228. PMID: 34689660
Single-cell transcriptomic analysis of the tumor ecosystems underlying initiation and progression of papillary thyroid carcinoma.
Pu W, Shi X, Yu P, Zhang M, Liu Z, Tan L, Han P, Wang Y, Ji D, Gan H, Wei W, Lu Z, Qu N, Hu J, Hu X, Luo Z, Li H, Ji Q, Wang J, Zhang X, Wang YL
Nat Commun 2021 Oct 18;12(1):6058. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-26343-3. PMID: 34663816Free PMC Article
Differentiated Thyroid Cancer-Treatment: State of the Art.
Schmidbauer B, Menhart K, Hellwig D, Grosse J
Int J Mol Sci 2017 Jun 17;18(6) doi: 10.3390/ijms18061292. PMID: 28629126Free PMC Article
Nivolumab for Recurrent Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck.
Ferris RL, Blumenschein G Jr, Fayette J, Guigay J, Colevas AD, Licitra L, Harrington K, Kasper S, Vokes EE, Even C, Worden F, Saba NF, Iglesias Docampo LC, Haddad R, Rordorf T, Kiyota N, Tahara M, Monga M, Lynch M, Geese WJ, Kopit J, Shaw JW, Gillison ML
N Engl J Med 2016 Nov 10;375(19):1856-1867. Epub 2016 Oct 8 doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1602252. PMID: 27718784Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Immunotherapy and Biomarker Testing in Recurrent and Metastatic Head and Neck Cancers: ASCO Guideline.
Yilmaz E, Ismaila N, Bauman JE, Dabney R, Gan G, Jordan R, Kaufman M, Kirtane K, McBride SM, Old MO, Rooper L, Saba NF, Sheth S, Subramaniam RM, Wise-Draper TM, Wong D, Mell LK
J Clin Oncol 2023 Feb 10;41(5):1132-1146. Epub 2022 Dec 15 doi: 10.1200/JCO.22.02328. PMID: 36521102
Pembrolizumab in the first-line treatment of advanced head and neck cancer.
de Sousa LG, Ferrarotto R
Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2021 Dec;21(12):1321-1331. Epub 2021 Nov 2 doi: 10.1080/14737140.2021.1996228. PMID: 34689660
The Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer consensus statement on immunotherapy for the treatment of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (HNSCC).
Cohen EEW, Bell RB, Bifulco CB, Burtness B, Gillison ML, Harrington KJ, Le QT, Lee NY, Leidner R, Lewis RL, Licitra L, Mehanna H, Mell LK, Raben A, Sikora AG, Uppaluri R, Whitworth F, Zandberg DP, Ferris RL
J Immunother Cancer 2019 Jul 15;7(1):184. doi: 10.1186/s40425-019-0662-5. PMID: 31307547Free PMC Article
Lenvatinib versus placebo in radioiodine-refractory thyroid cancer.
Schlumberger M, Tahara M, Wirth LJ, Robinson B, Brose MS, Elisei R, Habra MA, Newbold K, Shah MH, Hoff AO, Gianoukakis AG, Kiyota N, Taylor MH, Kim SB, Krzyzanowska MK, Dutcus CE, de las Heras B, Zhu J, Sherman SI
N Engl J Med 2015 Feb 12;372(7):621-30. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1406470. PMID: 25671254
Cetuximab in metastatic or recurrent head and neck cancer: the EXTREME trial.
Rivera F, García-Castaño A, Vega N, Vega-Villegas ME, Gutiérrez-Sanz L
Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2009 Oct;9(10):1421-8. doi: 10.1586/era.09.113. PMID: 19828002

Recent systematic reviews

Aggressive PitNETs and Potential Target Therapies: A Systematic Review of Molecular and Genetic Pathways.
Serioli S, Agostini L, Pietrantoni A, Valeri F, Costanza F, Chiloiro S, Buffoli B, Piazza A, Poliani PL, Peris-Celda M, Iavarone F, Gaudino S, Gessi M, Schinzari G, Mattogno PP, Giampietro A, De Marinis L, Pontecorvi A, Fontanella MM, Lauretti L, Rindi G, Olivi A, Bianchi A, Doglietto F
Int J Mol Sci 2023 Oct 29;24(21) doi: 10.3390/ijms242115719. PMID: 37958702Free PMC Article
Cannabis-based medicines and medical cannabis for adults with cancer pain.
Häuser W, Welsch P, Radbruch L, Fisher E, Bell RF, Moore RA
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2023 Jun 5;6(6):CD014915. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD014915.pub2. PMID: 37283486Free PMC Article
Chemotherapy and immunotherapy for recurrent and metastatic head and neck cancer: a systematic review.
Guidi A, Codecà C, Ferrari D
Med Oncol 2018 Feb 13;35(3):37. doi: 10.1007/s12032-018-1096-5. PMID: 29441454
Current studies of immunotherapy in head and neck cancer.
Dogan V, Rieckmann T, Münscher A, Busch CJ
Clin Otolaryngol 2018 Feb;43(1):13-21. Epub 2017 May 29 doi: 10.1111/coa.12895. PMID: 28464441
Differentiated Thyroid Cancer-Treatment: State of the Art.
Schmidbauer B, Menhart K, Hellwig D, Grosse J
Int J Mol Sci 2017 Jun 17;18(6) doi: 10.3390/ijms18061292. PMID: 28629126Free PMC Article

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