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83 Citations
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Androgen Receptor Signaling in Salivary Gland Cancer

  • Martin G. Dalin,
  • Philip A. Watson,
  • Alan L. Ho and
  • Luc G. T. Morris

8 February 2017

Salivary gland cancers comprise a small subset of human malignancies, and are classified into multiple subtypes that exhibit diverse histology, molecular biology and clinical presentation. Local disease is potentially curable with surgery, which may...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue AR Signaling in Human Malignancies: Prostate Cancer and Beyond)
  • Review
  • Open Access
14 Citations
7,493 Views
13 Pages

Differential Diagnosis between Oral Metastasis of Renal Cell Carcinoma and Salivary Gland Cancer

  • Yoshihiro Morita,
  • Kana Kashima,
  • Mao Suzuki,
  • Hiroko Kinosada,
  • Akari Teramoto,
  • Yuka Matsumiya and
  • Narikazu Uzawa

Renal cell carcinoma, which has clear cells in 70% of cases, has a high frequency of hematogenous distant metastases to lung, bone, liver, and other areas. Metastatic cancer accounts for 1 to 3% of malignant tumors in the stomatognathic region, and t...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Novel Diagnostic and Predictive Strategies in Renal Cell Tumors)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,649 Views
17 Pages

Evaluation of the Clinical Utility of Genomic Profiling to Inform Selection of Clinical Trial Therapy in Salivary Gland Cancer

  • Samuel Rack,
  • Laura Feeney,
  • Brindley Hapuarachi,
  • Helen Adderley,
  • Laura Woodhouse,
  • Guy Betts,
  • George J. Burghel,
  • Kevin J. Harrington and
  • Robert Metcalf

23 February 2022

For most patients with salivary gland cancer, there are no effective standard systemic therapies. Although clinical trials of biomarker-led drug therapies have delivered significant recent advances, there remains a need to understand the clinical uti...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Cancer Biology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
10,277 Views
24 Pages

Potassium Iodide Induces Apoptosis in Salivary Gland Cancer Cells

  • Maksym Skrypnyk,
  • Tetiana Yatsenko,
  • Oleksandra Riabets,
  • Olga Zuieva,
  • Iryna Rodionova,
  • Margarita Skikevych,
  • Yousef Salama,
  • Taro Osada,
  • Morikuni Tobita and
  • Beate Heissig
  • + 4 authors

Salivary gland cancers (SGCs) pose a therapeutic challenge due to their aggressive nature and limited treatment options. Ion transporters, particularly the sodium/iodide symporter (SLC5A5), which transport iodine in the form of iodide anion (I−...

(This article belongs to the Collection Feature Papers in “Molecular Biology”)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,358 Views
18 Pages

Biomimetic Salivary Gland Cancer Spheroid Platform for In Vitro Recapitulation of Three-Dimensional Tumor–Stromal Interactions

  • Lele Wang,
  • Seokjun Kwon,
  • Sujin Park,
  • Eun Namkoong,
  • Junchul Kim,
  • Hye-Young Sim,
  • Shazid Md. Sharker and
  • Sang-woo Lee

21 November 2025

Salivary gland carcinomas (SGCs) are aggressive malignancies with limited treatment options, primarily due to the complexity of the tumor microenvironment (TME). Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) remodel the extracellular matrix (ECM), enhance can...

(This article belongs to the Section Bio-Engineered Materials)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,920 Views
14 Pages

Exploring the Epidemiology and Survival Trends in Pediatric Major Salivary Gland Malignancies: Insights from the National Cancer Database

  • Madison Coleman,
  • Jia Liang,
  • Jeffrey C. Rastatter,
  • Rebecca S. Arch,
  • Jessica Gartrell,
  • Daniel C. Chelius,
  • Anthony Sheyn,
  • Cai Li and
  • Celine Richard

25 June 2023

Objective: To investigate the clinicopathological, therapeutic, and survival data on pediatric major salivary gland cancers. Materials and Methods: National Cancer Database (NCDB) query from 2004 to 2018. Results: In total, 967 cases of individuals u...

(This article belongs to the Section Head and Neck Oncology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,187 Views
16 Pages

Near-Infrared Photoimmunotherapy Using a Protein Mimetic for EGFR-Positive Salivary Gland Cancer

  • Haruka Yamaguchi,
  • Takamasa Suzuki,
  • Yasuo Okada,
  • Junya Ono,
  • Hiroto Sano,
  • Akiko Banba,
  • Hideyuki Sakata,
  • Akihiro Ishikawa and
  • Takao Morita

Near-infrared photoimmunotherapy (NIR-PIT) is a novel cancer therapy based on a monoclonal antibody (mAb) conjugated to a photosensitizer (IR700Dye). The conjugate can be activated by near-infrared light irradiation, causing necrotic cell death with...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Immunotherapy: A New Perspective in Cancer Treatment)
  • Review
  • Open Access
49 Citations
9,088 Views
19 Pages

Targeted Therapy, Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy and Novel Treatment Options for Different Subtypes of Salivary Gland Cancer

  • Sarina K. Mueller,
  • Marlen Haderlein,
  • Sebastian Lettmaier,
  • Abbas Agaimy,
  • Florian Haller,
  • Markus Hecht,
  • Rainer Fietkau,
  • Heinrich Iro and
  • Konstantinos Mantsopoulos

29 January 2022

Surgical resection remains the first line treatment for salivary gland cancer (SGC). In the case of locally advanced disease, surgery is followed by adjuvant radiotherapy. Surgical resection should be favored in resectable locoregional recurrent dise...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Treatment of Salivary Gland Diseases: Established Knowledge, Current Challenges and New Insights)
  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
5,728 Views
19 Pages

28 June 2024

Background: Because of the rarity, heterogeneous histology, and diverse anatomical sites of salivary gland cancer (SGC), there are a limited number of clinical studies on its management. This study reports the cumulative evidence of postoperative rad...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue New Approaches in Radiotherapy for Cancer)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,096 Views
14 Pages

CD138 Is Expressed in Different Entities of Salivary Gland Cancer and Their Lymph Node Metastases and Therefore Represents a Potential Therapeutic Target

  • Marcel Mayer,
  • Lisa Nachtsheim,
  • Franziska Hoffmann,
  • Ferdinand von Eggeling,
  • Orlando Guntinas-Lichius,
  • Johanna Prinz,
  • Jens Peter Klußmann,
  • Alexander Quaas,
  • Christoph Arolt and
  • Philipp Wolber

12 August 2022

Advanced salivary gland carcinomas (SGC) often lack therapeutic options. Agents targeting CD138 have recently shown promising results in clinical trials for multiple myeloma and a preclinical trial for triple-negative breast cancer. Immunohistochemis...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,524 Views
15 Pages

6 February 2025

Background/Objectives: We aimed to compare the salivary gland volume changes following intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) alone versus IMRT/intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT) combination in oropharyngeal cancer (OPC). Methods: We ret...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Clinical and Translational Research in Head and Neck Cancer)
  • Review
  • Open Access
30 Citations
9,881 Views
19 Pages

Histopathological Aspects of the Prognostic Factors for Salivary Gland Cancers

  • Haruto Nishida,
  • Takahiro Kusaba,
  • Kazuhiro Kawamura,
  • Yuzo Oyama and
  • Tsutomu Daa

15 February 2023

Salivary gland cancers (SGCs) are diagnosed using histopathological examination, which significantly contributes to their progression, including lymph node/distant metastasis or local recurrence. In the current World Health Organization (WHO) Classif...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Prognostic Factors after Surgery for Salivary Gland Cancer; What's New, and What's Next?)
  • Review
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,930 Views
12 Pages

RadioLigand Therapy with [177Lu]Lu-PSMA-617 for Salivary Gland Cancers: Literature Review and First Compassionate Use in France

  • Marie Terroir,
  • Chloé Lamesa,
  • Mehdi Krim,
  • Lavinia Vija,
  • Jean-Sébastien Texier,
  • Thibaut Cassou-Mounat,
  • Jean-Pierre Delord,
  • Delphine Vallot and
  • Frédéric Courbon

Salivary gland cancers are rare tumors comprising a large group of heterogeneous tumors with variable prognosis. Their therapeutic management at a metastatic stage is challenging due to the lack of therapeutic lines and the toxicity of treatments. [1...

(This article belongs to the Section Radiopharmaceutical Sciences)
  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
8,014 Views
6 Pages

24 October 2012

In patients suffering from oral cavity cancer surgical treatment is complex because it is necessary to remove carcinoma and lymph node metastasis (through a radical unilateral or bilateral neck dissection) and to reconstruct the affected area by mean...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Clinical Use of Botulinum Toxins)
  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
7,623 Views
12 Pages

MicroRNAs’ Crucial Role in Salivary Gland Cancers’ Onset and Prognosis

  • Marco Bocchetti,
  • Piera Grisolia,
  • Federica Melisi,
  • Maria Grazia Ferraro,
  • Pietro De Luca,
  • Angelo Camaioni,
  • Michela Falco,
  • Marianna Abate,
  • Gabriella Misso and
  • Filippo Ricciardiello
  • + 6 authors

28 October 2022

Salivary gland cancer (SGC) is an uncommon and heterogeneous disease that accounts for around 8.5% of all head and neck cancers. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) consist of a class of highly conserved, short, single-stranded segments (18–25 nucleotides) of n...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Prognostic Factors after Surgery for Salivary Gland Cancer; What's New, and What's Next?)
  • Review
  • Open Access
19 Citations
9,029 Views
25 Pages

Salivary Gland Cancers in the Era of Molecular Analysis: The Role of Tissue and Liquid Biomarkers

  • Elisabetta Broseghini,
  • Francesca Carosi,
  • Mirea Berti,
  • Samuele Compagno,
  • Anna Ghelardini,
  • Matteo Fermi,
  • Giulia Querzoli and
  • Daria Maria Filippini

15 February 2025

Background: Salivary gland cancers (SGCs) are a rare and heterogeneous group of malignancies, accounting for approximately 5% of head and neck cancers. Despite their rarity, advances in molecular profiling have revealed a variety of genetic and molec...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Salivary Gland Carcinoma: 2nd Edition)
  • Review
  • Open Access
10 Citations
5,936 Views
31 Pages

The Epigenesis of Salivary Glands Carcinoma: From Field Cancerization to Carcinogenesis

  • Norhafiza Mat Lazim,
  • Anam Yousaf,
  • Mai Abdel Haleem Abusalah,
  • Sarina Sulong,
  • Zul Izhar Mohd Ismail,
  • Rohimah Mohamud,
  • Hashem A. Abu-Harirah,
  • Tareq Nayef AlRamadneh,
  • Rosline Hassan and
  • Baharudin Abdullah

31 March 2023

Salivary gland carcinomas (SGCs) are a diverse collection of malignant tumors with marked differences in biological activity, clinical presentation and microscopic appearance. Although the etiology is varied, secondary radiation, oncogenic viruses as...

(This article belongs to the Section Cancer Pathophysiology)
  • Review
  • Open Access
12 Citations
5,593 Views
17 Pages

Exploring Immunological Effects and Novel Immune Adjuvants in Immunotherapy for Salivary Gland Cancers

  • Ryosuke Sato,
  • Hidekiyo Yamaki,
  • Hiroki Komatsuda,
  • Risa Wakisaka,
  • Takahiro Inoue,
  • Takumi Kumai and
  • Miki Takahara

19 March 2024

Salivary gland cancer (SGC) is rare and comprises over 20 histological subtypes. Recently, clinical experience regarding immunotherapies for SGCs has been accumulating, yet their efficacy remains controversial. Understanding the tumor microenvironmen...

(This article belongs to the Section Cancer Causes, Screening and Diagnosis)
  • Editorial
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,147 Views
3 Pages

Prognostic Factors after Surgery for Salivary Gland Cancer; What Is New, and What Is Next?

  • Angelo Camaioni,
  • Pietro De Luca and
  • Francesco Antonio Salzano

24 April 2022

Salivary gland cancers account approximately for 7% of all head and neck tumors [...]

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Prognostic Factors after Surgery for Salivary Gland Cancer; What's New, and What's Next?)
  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
666 Views
23 Pages

MicroRNAs in Salivary Gland Cancers Associated with Poor Prognosis: A Systematic Review

  • Julia Pikul,
  • Maja Cieślik,
  • Kazimierz Niemczyk and
  • Anna Rzepakowska

Salivary gland cancers (SGCs) are rare and heterogeneous tumours, making the identification of reliable prognostic biomarkers challenging. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) regulate post-transcriptional gene expression and may play important roles in tumour progres...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue MicroRNAs and mRNA in Human Health and Disease)
  • Communication
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,767 Views
10 Pages

The Clinical Utilisation and Duration of Treatment with HER2-Directed Therapies in HER2-Positive Recurrent or Metastatic Salivary Gland Cancers

  • Joseph Edward Haigh,
  • Karan Patel,
  • Sam Rack,
  • Pablo Jiménez-Labaig,
  • Guy Betts,
  • Kevin Joseph Harrington and
  • Robert Metcalf

21 September 2024

Salivary gland cancers (SGC) are rare tumours with limited availability of systemic therapies. Some SGC subtypes overexpress HER2, and this represents a potential therapeutic target, but the evidence base is limited. This study sought to analyse real...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Head and Neck Cancer: Epidemiology, Prevention, Treatment, and Quality of Life)
  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
24 Citations
4,615 Views
19 Pages

PSMA PET Imaging and Therapy in Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma and Other Salivary Gland Cancers: A Systematic Review

  • Boon Fei Tan,
  • Wei Chang Colin Tan,
  • Fu Qiang Wang,
  • Matt Lechner,
  • Volker Hans Schartinger,
  • Daniel Shao Weng Tan,
  • Kelvin Siu Hoong Loke and
  • Wen Long Nei

22 July 2022

Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) and other salivary gland cancers (SGCs) are rare tumors where application of prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) positron emission tomography (PET) and PSMA radioligand therapy have yet to be studied extensively....

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Salivary Gland Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,924 Views
12 Pages

Dose Reduction to the Swallowing Apparatus and the Salivary Glands by De-Intensification of Postoperative Radiotherapy in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer: First (Treatment Planning) Results of the Prospective Multicenter DIREKHT Trial

  • Marlen Haderlein,
  • Stefan Speer,
  • Oliver Ott,
  • Sebastian Lettmaier,
  • Markus Hecht,
  • Sabine Semrau,
  • Benjamin Frey,
  • Claudia Scherl,
  • Heinrich Iro and
  • Rainer Fietkau
  • + 1 author

26 February 2020

Aim: Evaluating radiotherapy treatment plans of the prospective DIREKHT trial (ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02528955) investigating de-intensification of radiotherapy in patients with head and neck cancer. Patients and Methods: The first 30 patients from t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
40 Citations
4,734 Views
22 Pages

8 October 2019

: Oxidative stress plays a key role in breast cancer progression. However, little is still known about the relationship between the BRCA1 mutation, the incidence of breast cancer and oral homeostasis. This is the first study to evaluate the secretory...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Redox Dysregulation and Oxidative Stress in Cancer: Therapeutic Targets and Opportunities)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,346 Views
12 Pages

Immunohistochemical Expression of Epithelial Cell Adhesion Molecule (EpCAM) in Salivary Gland Cancer: Correlation with the Biological Behavior

  • Ioanna Kalaitsidou,
  • Nikoleta Pasteli,
  • Gregory Venetis,
  • Athanasios Poulopoulos and
  • Konstantinos Antoniades

11 August 2023

Salivary gland neoplasms comprise a diverse group of tumors with different biological behaviors and clinical outcomes. Understanding the underlying molecular alterations associated with these malignancies is critical for accurate diagnosis, prognosis...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Oral Diseases Diagnosis and Management)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,360 Views
12 Pages

Point Shear Wave Elastography in Diagnosis and Follow-Up of Salivary Gland Affection after Head and Neck Cancer Treatment

  • Benedikt Hofauer,
  • Andreas Roth,
  • Clemens Heiser,
  • Johannes Schukraft,
  • Felix Johnson,
  • Zhaojun Zhu and
  • Andreas Knopf

25 October 2022

Therapies of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), particularly irradiation and chemotherapy (C/RT), can affect salivary glands to some extent. Recent studies suggest that point shear wave elastography (pSWE) is well suited for the diagnosis...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Treatment of Salivary Gland Diseases: Established Knowledge, Current Challenges and New Insights)
  • Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
2,498 Views
11 Pages

The Role of Blood Inflammatory Markers in Salivary Gland Carcinoma: A Scoping Review

  • Andrea Migliorelli,
  • Marianna Manuelli,
  • Andrea Ciorba,
  • Francesco Stomeo,
  • Stefano Pelucchi and
  • Chiara Bianchini

6 March 2025

Background/Objectives: Malignant carcinomas of the salivary glands account for approximately 1 to 7% of all head and neck malignancies and approximately 0.3% of all malignant neoplasms. Recently, the scientific community has focused on finding biomar...

(This article belongs to the Section Otolaryngology)
  • Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
7,549 Views
13 Pages

Current Insights on Salivary Gland Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma: Related Genes and Molecular Pathways

  • Vasileios Zisis,
  • Konstantinos Poulopoulos,
  • Nikolaos Shinas,
  • Christina Charisi and
  • Athanasios Poulopoulos

24 March 2025

Background/Objectives: Salivary adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is a rare but aggressive neoplasm that predominantly arises from the salivary glands, accounting for a significant proportion of salivary gland cancers. The aim of this literature review...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Genetics and Genomics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
58 Citations
12,078 Views
9 Pages

[177Lu]Lu-PSMA-617 Salivary Gland Uptake Characterized by Quantitative In Vitro Autoradiography

  • Roswitha Tönnesmann,
  • Philipp T. Meyer,
  • Matthias Eder and
  • Ann-Christin Baranski

24 January 2019

Irradiation of salivary glands remains the main dose-limiting side effect of therapeutic PSMA-inhibitors, especially when using alpha emitters. Thus, further advances in radiopharmaceutical design and therapy strategies are needed to reduce salivary...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Targets, Tracers and Translation – Novel Radiopharmaceuticals Boost Nuclear Medicine)
  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
5,347 Views
21 Pages

Optimization of the Production Process of Clinical-Grade Human Salivary Gland Organoid-Derived Cell Therapy for the Treatment of Radiation-Induced Xerostomia in Head and Neck Cancer

  • Jacoba van Zanten,
  • Annelies Jorritsma-Smit,
  • Hans Westra,
  • Mirjam Baanstra,
  • Anne de Bruin-Jellema,
  • Derk Allersma,
  • Bahez Gareb and
  • Rob P. Coppes

Head and neck cancer is a common cancer worldwide. Radiotherapy has an essential role in the treatment of head and neck cancers. After irradiation, early effects of reduced saliva flow and hampered water secretion are seen, along with cell loss and a...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Pharmacy Compounding of Personalized Preparation for Specific Patients: Challenges and Advantages)
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
5,465 Views
19 Pages

Characterization of Non-Specific Uptake and Retention Mechanisms of [177Lu]Lu-PSMA-617 in the Salivary Glands

  • Nathalie Heynickx,
  • Charlotte Segers,
  • Amelie Coolkens,
  • Sarah Baatout and
  • Koen Vermeulen

The radionuclide therapy [177Lu]Lu-PSMA-617 was recently FDA-approved for treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. Salivary gland toxicity is currently considered as the main dose-limiting side effect. However, its uptake and ret...

(This article belongs to the Section Radiopharmaceutical Sciences)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,094 Views
14 Pages

Surgical Treatment of Carcinomas of the Oral Minor Salivary Glands—Oncological Outcome in Dependence of Tumor Entity and Therapeutic Strategies

  • Julius Moratin,
  • Dominik Horn,
  • Karl Semmelmayer,
  • Oliver Ristow,
  • Michael Engel,
  • Jürgen Hoffmann,
  • Moritz Bleymehl,
  • Thomas Held,
  • Sven Zittel and
  • Christian Freudlsperger

31 July 2023

The aim of this study was to analyze the clinical outcomes of three types of minor salivary gland carcinomas (adenoid-cystic carcinomas (ACC), adeno carcinomas not otherwise specified (AC-NOS), and mucoepidermoid carcinomas (MEC)) after primary surgi...

(This article belongs to the Section Cancer Causes, Screening and Diagnosis)
  • Perspective
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,478 Views
10 Pages

The Chaperone Hsp90, a Key Player in Salivary Gland Tumorigenesis

  • Charbel A. Basset,
  • Inaya Hajj Hussein,
  • Abdo R. Jurjus,
  • Francesco Cappello,
  • Everly Conway de Macario,
  • Alberto J. L. Macario and
  • Angelo Leone

7 November 2023

The chaperone system (CS) is emerging as a key multistage participant in carcinogenesis. The CS chief components are the molecular chaperones (some of which are named heat shock proteins or Hsp), which are typically cytoprotective but if abnormal in...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Feature Papers in Applied Biosciences 2023)
  • Review
  • Open Access
16 Citations
9,357 Views
14 Pages

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a highly malignant tumor with a dismal prognosis, largely due to its late presentation. Methods for early detection, the development of reliable screening tools, and the identification of sensitive and speci...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: From Pathophysiology to Novel Therapeutic Approaches)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,816 Views
13 Pages

Renal and Salivary Gland Functions after Three Cycles of PSMA-617 Therapy Every Four Weeks in Patients with Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer

  • Tim Wollenweber,
  • Lucia Zisser,
  • Elisabeth Kretschmer-Chott,
  • Michael Weber,
  • Bernhard Grubmüller,
  • Gero Kramer,
  • Shahrokh F. Shariat,
  • Markus Mitterhauser,
  • Stefan Schmitl and
  • Sazan Rasul
  • + 4 authors

23 September 2021

Background: [177Lu]Lu-PSMA-617 radioligand therapy (PSMA-RLT) could affect kidney and salivary gland functions in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) patients. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed clinical, renal, and salivary sci...

(This article belongs to the Collection New Insights into Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment)
  • Review
  • Open Access
155 Citations
14,036 Views
37 Pages

Radiation-Induced Salivary Gland Dysfunction: Mechanisms, Therapeutics and Future Directions

  • Kimberly J. Jasmer,
  • Kristy E. Gilman,
  • Kevin Muñoz Forti,
  • Gary A. Weisman and
  • Kirsten H. Limesand

18 December 2020

Salivary glands sustain collateral damage following radiotherapy (RT) to treat cancers of the head and neck, leading to complications, including mucositis, xerostomia and hyposalivation. Despite salivary gland-sparing techniques and modified dosing s...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Diseases of the Salivary Glands)
  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
3,877 Views
14 Pages

Prevalence and Risk Factors for Hyposalivation and Xerostomia in Childhood Cancer Survivors Following Different Treatment Modalities—A Dutch Childhood Cancer Survivor Study Late Effects 2 Clinical Study (DCCSS LATER 2)

  • Juliette Stolze,
  • Jop C. Teepen,
  • Judith E. Raber-Durlacher,
  • Jacqueline J. Loonen,
  • Judith L. Kok,
  • Wim J. E. Tissing,
  • Andrica C. H. de Vries,
  • Sebastian J. C. M. M. Neggers,
  • Eline van Dulmen-den Broeder and
  • Dorine Bresters
  • + 7 authors

11 July 2022

Background: Limited data are available on the risk factors of salivary gland dysfunction in long-term childhood cancer survivors (CCS). The objective of this cross-sectional study, part of the multidisciplinary multicenter Dutch CCS Study Late Effect...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Childhood and Adolescent Cancer)
  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
4,534 Views
17 Pages

Identification of Fusion Genes and Targets for Genetically Matched Therapies in a Large Cohort of Salivary Gland Cancer Patients

  • Gerben Lassche,
  • Sjoerd van Helvert,
  • Astrid Eijkelenboom,
  • Martijn J. H. Tjan,
  • Erik A. M. Jansen,
  • Patricia H. J. van Cleef,
  • Gerald W. Verhaegh,
  • Eveline J. Kamping,
  • Katrien Grünberg and
  • Carla M. L. van Herpen
  • + 2 authors

27 August 2022

Introduction: Salivary gland cancer (SGC) is a rare cancer for which systemic treatment options are limited. Therefore, it is important to characterize its genetic landscape in search for actionable aberrations, such as NTRK gene fusions. This resear...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
6,224 Views
15 Pages

28 September 2023

(1) Background: Immunotherapy-related adverse effects (irAEs) have been reported to manifest in oral tissues, mainly as lichenoid and non-lichenoid lesions and salivary gland dysfunction; however, the characterization of oral irAEs and their clinical...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Supportive Care for Patients with Cancer)
  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
4,436 Views
18 Pages

Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Alleviates Irradiation Induced Salivary Gland Hypofunction through Preserving Endothelial Cells and Resident Macrophages

  • Tao Yang,
  • Qingguo Zhao,
  • Meijun Hu,
  • Simin Pan,
  • Linying Zhang,
  • Ruoxi Zhu,
  • Bowen Zhou,
  • Xuanhe Feng,
  • Zhenhua Gao and
  • Zhaochen Shan
  • + 4 authors

18 October 2022

Radiotherapy for head-and-neck cancers frequently causes long-term hypofunction of salivary glands that severely compromises quality of life and is difficult to treat. Here, we studied effects and mechanisms of Sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P), a versat...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Oxidative Stress and Gene Regulation)
  • Review
  • Open Access
25 Citations
5,477 Views
23 Pages

9 June 2022

Head and neck cancer (HNC) is currently the sixth most common solid malignancy, accounting for a 50% five-year mortality rate. In the past decade, substantial improvements in understanding its molecular biology have allowed for a growing development...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Biomarkers and Detection of Head and Neck Cancer)
  • Review
  • Open Access
40 Citations
7,812 Views
25 Pages

Mechanism, Prevention, and Treatment of Radiation-Induced Salivary Gland Injury Related to Oxidative Stress

  • Zijing Liu,
  • Lihua Dong,
  • Zhuangzhuang Zheng,
  • Shiyu Liu,
  • Shouliang Gong,
  • Lingbin Meng,
  • Ying Xin and
  • Xin Jiang

22 October 2021

Radiation therapy is a common treatment for head and neck cancers. However, because of the presence of nerve structures (brain stem, spinal cord, and brachial plexus), salivary glands (SGs), mucous membranes, and swallowing muscles in the head and ne...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Redox in Cancer Occurence and Therapy)
  • Review
  • Open Access
14 Citations
7,690 Views
27 Pages

Human BK Polyomavirus—The Potential for Head and Neck Malignancy and Disease

  • Raquel Burger-Calderon and
  • Jennifer Webster-Cyriaque

8 July 2015

Members of the human Polyomaviridae family are ubiquitous and pathogenic among immune-compromised individuals. While only Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) has conclusively been linked to human cancer, all members of the polyomavirus (PyV) family enco...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue DNA Viruses in Human Cancer)
  • Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
6,583 Views
16 Pages

The Impact of Radioiodine (131I) Therapy of Thyroid Disease on Salivary Glands Function and Inflammation: A Comprehensive Review

  • Pietro Bellini,
  • Francesco Dondi,
  • Carlo Cappelli,
  • Elisa Gatta,
  • Davide Lombardi,
  • Claudio Casella,
  • Riccardo Morandi,
  • Gianluca Viganò,
  • Luca Camoni and
  • Francesco Bertagna
  • + 2 authors

Radioactive iodine therapy has been a well-established treatment for various thyroid conditions since the 1940s, targeting both benign diseases and malignancies. Treatment for benign conditions typically involves low doses of 131I, often requiring no...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Thyroid Disease: From Mechanism to Therapeutic Approaches)
  • Article
  • Open Access
46 Citations
6,162 Views
15 Pages

Purpose: PSMA-targeted radioligand therapy (PRLT) is a promising treatment option for patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). However, a high uptake of the radiopharmaceutical in the salivary glands (SG) can lead to xer...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Salivary Gland Disorders: Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Treatment)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
660 Views
19 Pages

Ylang Ylang Essential Oil in Malignant and Non-Malignant Cells: Comparative Mitophagy-Related Transcriptional Responses

  • Goksu Kasarci-Kavsara,
  • Timur Hakan Barak,
  • Baris Ertugrul,
  • Tugba Buse Senturk,
  • Bedia Cakmakoglu and
  • Sinem Bireller

28 June 2026

Background: Mitophagy is a mitochondrial quality-control pathway whose contribution to cancer stress tolerance may vary by cellular context. For essential oils, mechanistic interpretation is often limited by compositional variability and the limited...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Natural Products with Anticancer Activity)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
4,884 Views
14 Pages

Human ABC and SLC Transporters: The Culprit Responsible for Unspecific PSMA-617 Uptake?

  • Harun Taş,
  • Gábor Bakos,
  • Ulrike Bauder-Wüst,
  • Martin Schäfer,
  • Yvonne Remde,
  • Mareike Roscher and
  • Martina Benešová-Schäfer

16 April 2024

[177Lu]Lu-PSMA-617 has recently been successfully approved by the FDA, the MHRA, Health Canada and the EMA as Pluvicto®. However, salivary gland (SG) and kidney toxicities account for its main dose-limiting side-effects, while its corresponding u...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Past, Present and Future Radiotracer Techniques: Radiopharmaceuticals in Cancer Theranostics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
4,125 Views
16 Pages

MR-Guided Adaptive Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer: Prospective Evaluation of Migration and Anatomical Changes of the Major Salivary Glands

  • Janita E. van Timmeren,
  • Madalyne Chamberlain,
  • Marta Bogowicz,
  • Stefanie Ehrbar,
  • Riccardo Dal Bello,
  • Helena Garcia Schüler,
  • Jérôme Krayenbuehl,
  • Lotte Wilke,
  • Nicolaus Andratschke and
  • Panagiotis Balermpas
  • + 2 authors

28 October 2021

The aim of this study was to quantify anatomical changes of parotids and submandibular glands and evaluate potential dosimetric advantages during weekly adaptive MR-guided radiotherapy (MRgRT) for the definitive treatment of head and neck cancer (HNC...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Adaptive Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer)
  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
3,900 Views
10 Pages

Multi-Class Cancer Subtyping in Salivary Gland Carcinomas with MALDI Imaging and Deep Learning

  • David Pertzborn,
  • Christoph Arolt,
  • Günther Ernst,
  • Oliver J. Lechtenfeld,
  • Jan Kaesler,
  • Daniela Pelzel,
  • Orlando Guntinas-Lichius,
  • Ferdinand von Eggeling and
  • Franziska Hoffmann

5 September 2022

Salivary gland carcinomas (SGC) are a heterogeneous group of tumors. The prognosis varies strongly according to its type, and even the distinction between benign and malign tumor is challenging. Adenoid cystic carcinoma (AdCy) is one subgroup of SGCs...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Salivary Gland Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma)
  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
6,328 Views
14 Pages

Molecular Targets in Salivary Gland Cancers: A Comprehensive Genomic Analysis of 118 Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma Tumors

  • Maroun Bou Zerdan,
  • Prashanth Ashok Kumar,
  • Daniel Zaccarini,
  • Jeffrey Ross,
  • Richard Huang and
  • Abirami Sivapiragasam

Introduction: Salivary gland carcinomas (SGC) are histologically diverse cancers and next-generation sequencing (NGS) to identify key molecular targets is an important aspect in the management of advanced cases. Methods: DNA was extracted from paraff...

(This article belongs to the Section Cancer Biology and Oncology)

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