Diagnostic, Prognostic and Therapeutic Role of MicroRNAs in Head and Neck Cancer

Table of Contents

1. Epidemiology, pathology and genomic topography of head and neck cancer
2. Association of human papillomavirus with head and neck cancer
3. microRNA regulation of different subtypes of head and neck cancer
4. Oncogenic and tumor suppressor microRNAs in head and neck cancer
5. Epigenetic regulation of head and neck cancer by microRNAs
6. Association of genetic variations in microRNAs with susceptibility to head and neck cancer
7. Role of microRNAs in metastasis, recurrence and chemo-radiation resistance of head and neck cancer
8. Regulation of head and neck tumor microenvironment by microRNAs
9. Genome wide discovery and prediction of microRNA-based biomarkers in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
10. Computational modelling for identification of miRNAs as diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for head and neck cancer
11. Development of microRNA as diagnostic markers in head and neck cancer
12. Development of microRNA as prognostic markers in head and neck cancer
13. Exosomal microRNA for diagnosis and prognosis of head and neck cance
14. MicroRNA expression profiling for disease progression assessment
15. MicroRNA-based point-of-care devices for diagnosis and prognosis of head and neck cancer
16. Therapeutic role of microRNAs in management of head and neck cancer
17. miRNAs in the management of nutritional deficiencies and cachexia in Head and Neck Cancer patients
18. MicroRNA-based nanomedicine for treatment of head and neck cancer
19. MicroRNA-based clinical trials for head and neck cancer

Authors

Ashok Kumar Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhopal, MP, India. Dr. Ashok Kumar is currently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Biochemistry of All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal. His current research interest is understanding the role of non-coding RNAs and sphingosine-1-phosphate signaling in Head and Neck Cancer. He received his PhD degree from Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) Lucknow, India. Then, he received postdoctoral training from UCSFBenioff's Children's Hospital Oakland & Research Centre, Oakland, CA, USA. Dr. Ashok Kumar's major area of research work are Cell & Molecular Biology, Cancer Biology, Immunology & Sphingolipid signaling. He has more than 15 years of research experience. He has published more than 50 research articles and 10 book chapters and he has edited two books. He is a member of several international professional societies including American Association of Cancer Research and Fellow of Royal Society of Biology Neha Arya Assistant Professor at the Translational Medicine Centre, AIIMS Bhopal.. Dr. Neha Arya is currently working as an Assistant Professor at the Translational Medicine Centre, AIIMS Bhopal. Her major interests include design and fabrication of biomaterials for tissue engineering and drug delivery applications with a special focus on in vitro disease models and nanotechnology in cancer therapeutics. She received her Bachelor's degree from Gargi College, University of Delhi, India and her Master's degree from South Campus, University of Delhi. She earned her Ph.D degree from Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur following which she went to University of Freiburg, Germany as a Post Doctoral Researcher. She then worked as a DST INSPIRE Faculty Fellow at the Department of Biochemistry, AIIMS, Bhopal, India followed by working at the Department of Medical Devices, NIPER Ahmedabad as an Assistant Professor. She has several International publications, book chapters and served as a co-inventor in 2 patents. She has also received several awards and research grants from the Government of India for her research Shikha Tiwari DHR-Women Scientist, Department of Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal, India. Dr. Shikha Tiwari is currently working as Women Scientist in the Department of Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal. Her current research interest is understanding the role of single nucleotide polymorphism in miRNAs to genetic susceptibility towards oral squamous cell carcinomas. She received his PhD degree from Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, India. Thereafter, she worked as an Assistant Professor in MGMM Jabalpur, India. Dr. Shikha Tiwari's major area of research work is Cancer diagnosis, Bioinformatics and molecular biology. She has published 11 research articles in referred journals Raju Khan Industrial Waste Utilization, Nano and Biomaterials, CSIR-Advanced, Materials and Processes, Research Institute (AMPRI), Bhopal, Madhya, Pradesh, India. Raju Khan, FRSC, is a Senior Principal Scientist & Professor, CSIR - Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI), Bhopal, MP, India. He has more than 15 years of experience in electrochemistry to explore electrochemical properties of nanostructure materials to design and develop efficient biosensor devices integrated with microfluidics for biomedical applications.