Cancers | Selected Papers in 2021–2022 on Infectious Agents and Cancer

We are pleased to invite you to read the 2021 and 2022 selected papers in Cancers (ISSN: 2072-6694) on the topic of infectious agents and cancer. The paper list is as follows:

1. “Primaquine as a Candidate for HHV-8-Associated Primary Effusion Lymphoma and Kaposi’s Sarcoma Treatment”
by Adélie Gothland, Valentin Leducq, Philippe Grange, Ousmane Faye, Laurianne Beauvais Remigereau, Sophie Sayon, Nathalie Désiré, Aude Jary, Emmanuel Laplantine, Almoustapha Issiaka Maiga et al.
Cancers 2022, 14(3), 543; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers14030543
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/14/3/543

2. “Human Papillomavirus-Associated Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Clinical Trial Demographics”
by Tamar M. Gordis, Joshua L. Cagle, Shaun A. Nguyen and Jason G. Newman
Cancers 2022, 14(16), 4061; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers14164061
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/14/16/4061

3. “Microbe-Mediated Activation of Toll-like Receptor 2 Drives PDL1 Expression in HNSCC”
by Jacqueline E Mann, Megan L Ludwig, Aditi Kulkarni, Erin B Scheftz, Isabel R Murray, Jingyi Zhai, Elizabeth Gensterblum-Miller, Hui Jiang and J Chad Brenner
Cancers 2021, 13(19), 4782; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers13194782
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/13/19/4782

4. “Diagnostic Utility of Bronchoalveolar Lavage in Patients with Acute Leukemia under Broad-Spectrum Anti-Infective Treatment”
by Susanne Ghandili, Philipp H. von Kroge, Marcel Simon, Frank O. Henes, Holger Rohde, Armin Hoffmann, Nick Benjamin Lindeman, Carsten Bokemeyer, Walter Fiedler and Franziska Modemann
Cancers 2022, 14(11), 2773; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers14112773
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/14/11/2773

5. “Dysregulation of Liver Regeneration by Hepatitis B Virus Infection: Impact on Development of Hepatocellular Carcinoma”
by Eun-Sook Park, Mehrangiz Dezhbord, Ah Ram Lee, Bo Bae Park and Kyun-Hwan Kim
Cancers 2022, 14(15), 3566; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers14153566
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/14/15/3566

6. “Transoral Robotic Surgery for Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Tonsil versus Base of Tongue: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”
by Nicolas S. Poupore, Tiffany Chen, Shaun A. Nguyen, Cherie-Ann O. Nathan and Jason G. Newman
Cancers 2022, 14(15), 3837; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers14153837
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/14/15/3837

7. “Interaction of HPV16 and Cutaneous HPV in Head and Neck Cancer”
by Walid A. Al-Soneidar, Sam Harper, Babatunde Y. Alli and Belinda Nicolau
Cancers 2022, 14(21), 5197; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers14215197
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/14/21/5197

8. “The Role of Bacteria in KSHV Infection and KSHV-Induced Cancers”
by Ashley Markazi, Wen Meng, Paige M. Bracci, Michael S. McGrath and Shou-Jiang Gao
Cancers 2021, 13(17), 4269; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers13174269
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/13/17/4269

9. “DNA and mRNA Vaccines for Chronic Viral Infections and Cancer: Rationale, Mechanisms, and Progress”
by Margaret A. Liu
Cancers 2022, 14(23), 5874; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers14235874
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/14/23/5874

10. “HPV Infection Leaves a DNA Methylation Signature in Oropharyngeal Cancer Affecting Both Coding Genes and Transposable Elements”
by Diego Camuzi, Luisa Aguirre Buexm, Simone de Queiroz Chaves Lourenço, Davide Degli Esposti, Cyrille Cuenin, Monique de Souza Almeida Lopes, Francesca Manara, Fazlur Rahman Talukdar, Zdenko Herceg, Luis Felipe Ribeiro Pinto et al.
Cancers 2021, 13(14), 3621; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers13143621
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/13/14/3621

11. “Patient-Reported Outcomes in Cancer Patients with HIV”
by Anna E. Coghill, Naomi C. Brownstein, Sweta Sinha, Zachary J. Thompson, Brittney L. Dickey, Aasha I. Hoogland, Peter A. Johnstone, Gita Suneja and Heather S. Jim
Cancers 2022, 14(23), 5889; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers14235889
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/14/23/5889

12. “Clinical Outcomes in COVID-19 Patients Treated with Immunotherapy”
by Haris Hatic, Kristine R. Hearld, Devika Das and Jessy Deshane
Cancers 2022, 14(23), 5954; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers14235954
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/14/23/5954

13. “Aberrant Methylation of Somatostatin Receptor 2 Gene Is Initiated in Aged Gastric Mucosa Infected with Helicobacter pylori and Consequential Gene Silencing Is Associated with Establishment of Inflammatory Microenvironment In Vitro Study”
by Hee-Jin Kim, Jong-Lyul Park, Byoung-Ha Yoon, Keeok Haam, Haejeong Heo, Jong-Hwan Kim, Seon-Young Kim, Mirang Kim, Woo-Ho Kim, Sang-Il Lee et al.
Cancers 2022, 14(24), 6183; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers14246183
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/14/24/6183

14. “Effects of Human Papilloma Virus E6/E7 Oncoproteins on Genomic Structure in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma”
by Matthew Uzelac, Armon Barakchi, Varsha Beldona, Daniel John, Jaideep Chakladar, Wei Tse Li and Weg M. Ongkeko
Cancers 2022, 14(24), 6190; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers14246190
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/14/24/6190

15. “HIV-1 Protease as DNA Immunogen against Drug Resistance in HIV-1 Infection: DNA Immunization with Drug Resistant HIV-1 Protease Protects Mice from Challenge with Protease-Expressing Cells”
by Stefan Petkov, Athina Kilpeläinen, Ekaterina Bayurova, Anastasia Latanova, Dzeina Mezale, Ilse Fridrihsone, Elizaveta Starodubova, Juris Jansons, Alesja Dudorova, Ilya Gordeychuk et al.
Cancers 2023, 15(1), 238; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15010238
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/1/238

You can check more information about the Section “Infectious Agents and Cancer” in Cancers at the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/cancers/sections/Infectious_Agents_Cancer.