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Wendell G. Yarbrough is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research focuses predominantly on Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions to the subfields of Otorhinolaryngology, Molecular Biology, Oncology, Cancer Research, and Surgery.

Their work extensively covers topics such as Head and Neck Cancer Studies, Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research, RNA modifications and cancer, Cervical Cancer and HPV Research, NF-κB Signaling Pathways, Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations, and Head and Neck Surgical Oncology.

Yarbrough's publication record includes papers in notable venues, with multiple contributions to UNC Libraries, Head & Neck, Cancer Research, Clinical Cancer Research, and Oral Oncology. Some recent papers include:

  • Plasma Circulating Tumor HPV DNA for the Surveillance of Cancer Recurrence in HPV-Associated Oropharyngeal Cancer, 2020, Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • ARF Promotes MDM2 Degradation and Stabilizes p53: ARF-INK4a Locus Deletion Impairs Both the Rb and p53 Tumor Suppression Pathways, 2021, UNC Libraries
  • Applications of radiomics in precision diagnosis, prognostication and treatment planning of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas, 2020, Cancers of the Head & Neck
  • Clinical outcomes, Kadish-INSICA staging and therapeutic targeting of somatostatin receptor 2 in olfactory neuroblastoma, 2021, European Journal of Cancer
  • Age and risk of recurrence in oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma: Systematic review, 2020, Head & Neck

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Yarbrough include Travis P. Schrank, Trevor Hackman, Siddharth Sheth, Natalia Issaeva, and Adam M. Zanation.

Best Publications

  • Comprehensive genomic characterization of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas

    Michael S. Lawrence;Carrie Sougnez;Lee Lichtenstein;Kristian Cibulskis

  • ARF promotes MDM2 degradation and stabilizes p53: ARF-INK4a locus deletion impairs both the Rb and p53 tumor suppression pathways.

    Yanping Zhang;Yue Xiong;Wendell G Yarbrough

  • Molecular classification of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas using patterns of gene expression

    Christine H. Chung;Joel Parker;Gamze Karaca;Junyuan Wu

  • Increased epidermal growth factor receptor gene copy number is associated with poor prognosis in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas.

    Christine H. Chung;Kim Ely;Loris McGavran;Marileila Varella-Garcia

  • Cortactin is an essential regulator of matrix metalloproteinase secretion and extracellular matrix degradation in invadopodia.

    Emily S. Clark;Amy S. Whigham;Wendell G. Yarbrough;Alissa M. Weaver

  • Characterization of HPV and host genome interactions in primary head and neck cancers.

    Michael Parfenov;Chandra Sekhar Pedamallu;Nils Gehlenborg;Nils Gehlenborg;Samuel S. Freeman

  • Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Accurately Stages the Regional Lymph Nodes for T1-T2 Oral Squamous Cell Carcinomas: Results of a Prospective Multi-Institutional Trial

    Francisco J. Civantos;Robert P. Zitsch;David E. Schuller;Amit Agrawal

  • Gene Expression Differences Associated with Human Papillomavirus Status in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

    Robbert J.C. Slebos;Yajun Yi;Kim Ely;Jesse Carter

  • Gene Expression Profiles Identify Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition and Activation of Nuclear Factor-κB Signaling as Characteristics of a High-risk Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

    Christine H. Chung;Joel S. Parker;Kim Ely;Jesse Carter

  • Autologous down-regulation of androgen receptor messenger ribonucleic acid.

    Valerie E. Quarmby;Wendell G. Yarbrough;Dennis B. Lubahn;Frank S. French

  • Plasma Circulating Tumor HPV DNA for the Surveillance of Cancer Recurrence in HPV-Associated Oropharyngeal Cancer.

    Bhishamjit S. Chera;Sunil Kumar;Colette Shen;Robert Amdur

  • A single base mutation in the androgen receptor gene causes androgen insensitivity in the testicular feminized rat.

    W. G. Yarbrough;V. E. Quarmby;J. A. Simental;D. R. Joseph

  • Regulation of Heparin-Binding EGF-Like Growth Factor by miR-212 and Acquired Cetuximab-Resistance in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

    Hiromitsu Hatakeyama;Haixia Cheng;Pamela Wirth;Ashley Counsell

  • Phase II Trial of De-Intensified Chemoradiotherapy for Human Papillomavirus–Associated Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

    Bhishamjit S. Chera;Robert J. Amdur;Rebecca Green;Colette Shen

  • Increased expression of nuclear factor E2 p45-related factor 2 (NRF2) in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas

    Donnie R. Stacy;Kim Ely;Pierre P. Massion;Wendell G. Yarbrough

  • Expression of p16INK4a/p16alpha and p19ARF/p16beta is frequently altered in non-small cell lung cancer and correlates with p53 overexpression.

    Silvia Vonlanthen;Jim Heighway;Mario P Tschan;Markus M Borner

  • LZAP, a Putative Tumor Suppressor, Selectively Inhibits NF-κB

    Jialiang Wang;Hanbing An;Marty W. Mayo;Albert S. Baldwin

  • TRAF3/CYLD mutations identify a distinct subset of human papillomavirus-associated head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

    Michael Hajek;Andrew Sewell;Susan Kaech;Barbara Burtness

  • Association of Human Papillomavirus Status at Head and Neck Carcinoma Subsites With Overall Survival.

    Hong Li;Sina J Torabi;Wendell G Yarbrough;Saral Mehra;Saral Mehra

  • The prognostic value of extranodal extension in human papillomavirus-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma.

    Yi An;Henry S. Park;Jacqueline R. Kelly;John M. Stahl

Frequent Co-Authors

Robbert J. C. Slebos
Robbert J. C. Slebos Vanderbilt University
Joel S. Parker
Joel S. Parker University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jeffrey B. Blumberg
Jeffrey B. Blumberg Tufts University
Robert L. Ferris
Robert L. Ferris University of Pittsburgh
Yu Shyr
Yu Shyr Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Thomas E. Carey
Thomas E. Carey University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Gordon B. Mills
Gordon B. Mills Oregon Health & Science University
Andrew F. Olshan
Andrew F. Olshan University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jeffrey N. Myers
Jeffrey N. Myers The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Shawn Levy
Shawn Levy Vanderbilt University

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