[HTML][HTML] TGF-beta-activated cancer-associated fibroblasts limit cetuximab efficacy in preclinical models of head and neck cancer

KM Yegodayev, O Novoplansky, A Golden, M Prasad… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Most head and neck cancer (HNC) patients are resistant to cetuximab, an antibody against
the epidermal growth factor receptor. Such therapy resistance is known to be mediated, in …

[HTML][HTML] MEK1/2 inhibition transiently alters the tumor immune microenvironment to enhance immunotherapy efficacy against head and neck cancer

M Prasad, J Zorea, S Jagadeeshan… - … for ImmunoTherapy of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Although the mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) pathway is hyperactive
in head and neck cancer (HNC), inhibition of MEK1/2 in HNC patients has not shown …

[HTML][HTML] Tumor tissue explant culture of patient-derived xenograft as potential prioritization tool for targeted therapy

S Ghosh, M Prasad, K Kundu, L Cohen… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Despite of remarkable progress made in the head and neck cancer (HNC) therapy, the
survival rate of this metastatic disease remain low. Tailoring the appropriate therapy to …

[HTML][HTML] IGF2 mediates resistance to isoform-selective-inhibitors of the PI3K in HPV positive head and neck cancer

M Badarni, M Prasad, A Golden, B Bhattacharya… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary In the current study, we delineate the molecular mechanisms of acquisition
of resistance to two isoform-selective inhibitors of PI3K (isiPI3K), alpelisib and taselisib, in …