MAPK pathway mutations in head and neck cancer affect immune microenvironments and ErbB3 signaling

HL Ngan, Y Liu, AY Fong, PHY Poon… - Life science …, 2020 - life-science-alliance.org
MAPK pathway mutations affect one-fifth of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC).
Unexpectedly, MAPK pathway aberrations are associated with remarkably long patient …

[HTML][HTML] Erlotinib sensitivity of MAPK1p.D321N mutation in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

HL Ngan, PHY Poon, YX Su, JYK Chan, KW Lo… - NPJ genomic …, 2020 - nature.com
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) lacks predictive biomarkers for drug
responses. By targeted sequencing, we identified two MAPK1 mutations in recurrent HNSCC, …

[HTML][HTML] Case Report: exome sequencing reveals recurrent RETSAT mutations and a loss-of-function POLDIP2 mutation in a rare undifferentiated tongue sarcoma

JYK Chan, PHY Poon, Y Zhang, CWK Ng… - …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Soft tissue sarcoma of the tongue represents a very rare head and neck cancer with connective
tissue features, and the genetics underlying this rare cancer are largely unknown. There …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive exome analysis of immunocompetent metastatic head and neck cancer models reveals patient relevant landscapes

H Li, HL Ngan, Y Liu, HHY Chan, PHY Poon… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Head and neck cancer (HNC), once metastasized, is very difficult to treat
as there are limited therapy options. Animal models of such can be very useful for preclinical …

RAC1 genomic aberrations as predictive biomarkers for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC)

HL Ngan, Y Liu, PHY Poon, VWY Lui - Cancer Research, 2019 - AACR
RAC1 is a small GTPase with known oncogenicity. Mutations of RAC1 are highly relevant to
melanoma. Yet, little is known about RAC1 aberrations in other human cancers, including …

Genomic aberrations of ALK in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

L Wang, Y Liu, W Piao, PHY Poon, CK Yeung… - Cancer Research, 2019 - AACR
Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) is a receptor tyrosine kinase encoded by the gene ALK,
which belongs to a subfamily of the insulin receptor superfamily. ALK signaling has been …

Abstract LB414: Novel ALK/PIK3CA cooperativity in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) progression

…, YK Ng, PKS Ng, Y Su, JYK Chan, PHY Poon… - Cancer Research, 2024 - AACR
Recent genomic characterization studies have demonstrated the genetic heterogeneity of
head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Yet, most of these genetic aberrations …

Abstract LB413: A newly developed patient-derived culture panel identifies precision therapies and pan-effective agents for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

YK Ng, H Li, W Piao, CPY Lau, PHY Poon, TYS Law… - Cancer Research, 2024 - AACR
Head and neck squamous carcinoma (HNSCC) is an aggressive cancer with few treatment
options. Its well-known genetic heterogeneity presents a major challenge for precision …

Genetic aberrations of Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK) are functional drivers in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC)

L Wang, TCK Yeung, HL Ngan, PHY Poon, VWY Lui - Cancer Research, 2021 - AACR
Head and neck squamous carcinoma (HNSCC) is a cancer with high genetic heterogeneity.
Fusions of Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK) have been widely described as a functional …

MAPK1 p.D321N mutation confers sensitive to erlotinib in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC)

HL Ngan, PHY Poon, YX Su, JYK Chan, KW Lo… - Cancer Research, 2020 - AACR
Peony Hiu Yan Poon … Hoi Lam Ngan, Peony Hiu Yan Poon, Yu-Xiong Su, Jason Yik Kuen
Chan, Kwok-… Li, Chin Wang Lau, Wenying Piao, Vivian Wai Yan Lui; Abstract 1792: MAPK1 p.…