Publications

• Early-phase trial of IAP antagonist tolinapant and definitive radiation in cisplatin-ineligible patients with advanced head and neck cancer.
  Clin Cancer Res
  05/12/2025 Authors: Schmitt NC; Stokes WA; Bates JE; Kinney BLC; Remick J; McDonald MW; Rudra S; Steininger M; Oyewole M; Patel MR
• Submandibular Gland Flap Reconstruction for Oropharyngeal Defects After Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS).
  Head Neck Volume: 47 Page(s): 1440 - 1446
  05/01/2025 Authors: Lander DP; Vettikattu N; Sawaf T; Wang N; Patel MR; Kaka AS; Bur AM; Jackson RS
• Tunneled Submental Island Flap for Reconstruction of Endoscopic Nasopharyngectomy Defects.
  Laryngoscope Volume: 135 Page(s): 1697 - 1701
  05/01/2025 Authors: Vuncannon JR; Rodas A; Daoud GE; Soriano RM; Kaka AS; Solares CA
• Long-Term Postoperative Donor Site Musculoskeletal Morbidity after Osseous Free Flap Harvest.
  OTO Open Volume: 9 Page(s): e70069
  01/01/2025 Authors: Chan TG; Rosado A; Goyal S; Irizarry R; Owen RJ; Baddour HM; Boyce B; Kaka A; El-Deiry MW; Gross JH
• Radiologic findings of occult nodal metastasis during clinically-N0 salvage total laryngectomy.
  Head Neck Volume: 47 Page(s): 201 - 214
  01/01/2025 Authors: Chan TG; Wicks J; Sethi I; Becker J; Brandon D; Schmitt NC; Kaka A; Boyce B; Baddour HM; El-Deiry MW
• Salivary Mucinous Adenocarcinoma Masquerading as Chronic Submandibular Sialolithiasis.
  Laryngoscope Volume: 134 Page(s): 2258 - 2261
  05/01/2024 Authors: Vettikattu NT; Daoud GE; Viswanathan K; Kaka AS
• CD28-CD57+ T cells from head and neck cancer patients produce high levels of cytotoxic granules and type II interferon but are not senescent.
  Oncoimmunology Volume: 13 Page(s): 2367777
  01/01/2024 Authors: Kinney BLC; Brammer B; Kansal V; Parrish CJ; Kissick HT; Liu Y; Saba NF; Buchwald ZS; El-Deiry MW; Patel MR
• Submental Island Flaps for Lateral Reconstruction: Technical Refinements for Optimal Outcomes and Resource Efficiency.
  OTO Open Volume: 8 Page(s): e131
  01/01/2024 Authors: Oh MS; Vettikattu NT; Baddour HM; Gross JH; Boyce BJ; Patel MR; Schmitt NC; Arturo Solares C; Vuncannon JR; Kaka AS
• Ninety-day mortality following transoral robotic surgery or radiation at Commission on Cancer-accredited facilities.
  Head Neck Volume: 45 Page(s): 658 - 663
  03/01/2023 Authors: Janopaul-Naylor JR; Rupji M; Tobillo RA; Lorenz JW; Switchenko JM; Tian S; Kaka AS; Qian DC; Schlafstein AJ; Steuer CE
• Survival and functional outcomes after total glossectomy with total laryngectomy: Case series from a high-volume tertiary institution.
  Oral Oncol Volume: 137 Page(s): 106301
  02/01/2023 Authors: Burnham AJ; Boyce BJ; Kaka AS; El-Deiry MW; Sebelik ME; Baddour HM; Patel MR; Gross JH; Nathan M; Waller JM
• The evolving landscape of salivary gland tumors.
  CA Cancer J Clin Volume: 73 Page(s): 597 - 619
  01/01/2023 Authors: Steuer CE; Hanna GJ; Viswanathan K; Bates JE; Kaka AS; Schmitt NC; Ho AL; Saba NF
• Specimen-Based Resection Margins and Local Control during Transoral Robotic Surgery for Oropharyngeal HPV-Mediated Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
  ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec Volume: 85 Page(s): 80 - 87
  01/01/2023 Authors: Magliocca KR; Kaka AS; Barrow EM; Studer MB; Griffith CC; Ernst J; Meade T; Balicki A; Boyce BJ; Schmitt NC
• Oncologic Outcomes After Clinically Node-Negative Salvage Laryngectomy.
  JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg Volume: 149 Page(s): 24 - 33
  01/01/2023 Authors: Gross JH; Patel MR; Switchenko JM; Chan TG; Baddour HM; Kaka A; Boyce BJ; Saba NF; Beitler JJ; El-Deiry M
• The impact of operability status on outcomes in patients with T4 larynx cancer undergoing larynx preservation.
  Head Neck Volume: 44 Page(s): 2854 - 2864
  12/01/2022 Authors: Schlafstein AJ; Goyal S; Amini A; Karam SD; Saba NF; Kaka AS; Aiken AH; Beitler JJ; Stokes WA
• Metastatic HPV-Mediated Adenocarcinoma Arising from a Base of Tongue Primary: A Case Report with Cytomorphology and Molecular Findings with Review of the Literature.
  Head Neck Pathol Volume: 16 Page(s): 893 - 901
  09/01/2022 Authors: Zheng S; Magliocca KR; Reid MD; Kaka AS; Lubin D
• Patient-reported Outcomes in Oropharyngeal Cancer Treated With Definitive Chemoradiation vs. Surgery With Postoperative Radiation With or Without Chemotherapy
  Volume: 113 Page(s): E2 - E2
  05/01/2022 Authors: McDonald MW; Bates JE; Patel MR; Boyce BJ; Rudra S; Kaka AS; Steuer C; Shin DM; Tian S; Nathan MR
• Factors Predictive of Primary Therapeutic Modality in Early-Stage Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
  Volume: 112 Page(s): E22 - E23
  04/01/2022 Authors: Bates JE; Stokes WA; Remick JS; Rudra S; McDonald MW; Steuer C; Shin DM; Kaka AS; Saba NF; Patel MR
• Comparison of the Seventh and Eighth Edition of American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) Staging for Selected and Nonselected Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinomas.
  Oncologist Volume: 27 Page(s): 48 - 56
  02/03/2022 Authors: Vijayvargiya P; Trivedi S; Rupji M; Song H; Liu Y; Jiang R; Kaka AS; Chen GZ; Stokes W; Steuer C
• The omission of intentional primary site radiation following transoral robotic surgery in 59 patients: No local-regional failures.
  Head Neck Volume: 44 Page(s): 382 - 390
  02/01/2022 Authors: Dhere VR; Escott CE; Tian S; Switchenko JM; Bell JP; Stokes WA; McDonald MW; Magliocca KR; Boyce BJ; Kaka AS
• Survival, functional, and quality of life outcomes between total glossectomy with and without total laryngectomy: A narrative review.
  Am J Otolaryngol Volume: 43 Page(s): 103440
  01/01/2022 Authors: Burnham AJ; Ottenstein L; Boyce BJ; Kaka AS; El-Deiry MW; Baddour HM; Patel MR; Gross JH; Schmitt NC
• To Scan or Not to Scan: The Dilemma of Posttreatment Imaging Surveillance of Head and Neck Cancer.
  Pract Radiat Oncol Volume: 12 Page(s): 210 - 214
  01/01/2022 Authors: Janopaul-Naylor JR; Aiken AH; Saba NF; El-Deiry M; Kaka AS; Stokes WA
• Does Operability Status Influence Outcomes in Patients With T4 Larynx Cancer Undergoing Larynx Preservation?
  Volume: 111 Page(s): E366 - E366
  11/01/2021 Authors: Schlafstein A; Goyal S; Amini A; Karam SD; Saba NF; Kaka AS; Aiken AH; Beitler JJ; Stokes WA
• Does Operability Status Influence Outcomes in Patients With T4 Larynx Cancer Undergoing Larynx Preservation?
  Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys Volume: 111 Page(s): e366
  11/01/2021 Authors: Schlafstein A; Goyal S; Amini A; Karam SD; Saba NF; Kaka AS; Aiken AH; Beitler JJ; Stokes WA
• Characterizing postoperative physiologic swallow function following transoral robotic surgery for early stage tonsil, base of tongue, and unknown primary human papillomavirus-associated squamous cell carcinoma.
  Head Neck Volume: 43 Page(s): 1629 - 1640
  05/01/2021 Authors: Ottenstein L; Cornett H; Switchenko JM; Nathan M; Thomas S; Gillespie AI; McColloch N; Barrett T; Studer MB; Brinkman M
• Narrowband Imaging for p16+ Unknown Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma Prior to Transoral Robotic Surgery.
  Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg Volume: 163 Page(s): 1198 - 1201
  12/01/2020 Authors: Al-Mulki K; Hamilton J; Kaka AS; Boyce BJ; Baddour HM; El-Deiry M; Solares CA; Magliocca K; Summers K; Aiken A
• Outcomes and Predictive Value of Post-adjuvant Therapy PET/CT for Locally Advanced Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
  Laryngoscope Volume: 130 Page(s): E850 - E857
  12/01/2020 Authors: Qian DC; Magliocca KR; Aiken AH; Baugnon KL; Brandon DC; Stokes WA; McDonald MW; Patel MR; Baddour HM; Kaka AS
• COMPARISON OF THE 7TH AND 8TH EDITIONS OF THE AMERICAN JOINT COMMITTEE ON CANCER (AJCC) STAGING FOR OROPHARYNGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMAS (OPSCC): A SURVEILLANCE, EPIDEMIOLOGY AND END RESULTS PROGRAM (SEER) DATABASE ANALYSIS
  Volume: 35 Page(s): S72 - S72
  07/01/2020 Authors: Vijayvargiya P; Trivedi S; Song H; Liu Y; Steuer C; Stokes W; Kaka A; Patel M; Chen G; Shin D
• Outcomes and Predictive Value of Post-Adjuvant Therapy Surveillance PET/CECT for Locally Advanced Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma
  Volume: 106 Page(s): 1180 - 1180
  04/01/2020 Authors: Qian DC; Magliocca KR; Aiken AH; Baugnon KL; Brandon DC; Stokes WA; McDonald MW; Patel MR; Baddour HM; Kaka AS
• Comparison of the 7th and 8th editions of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging for oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas (OPSCC): A Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results Program (SEER) database analysis
  Volume: 106 Page(s): 1200 - 1201
  04/01/2020 Authors: Vijayvargiya P; Trivedi S; Song H; Liu Y; Steuer C; Stokes WA; Kaka AS; Patel MR; Chen G; Shin DM
• Comparison of the seventh and eighth editions of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging for oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas (OPSCC): A Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results Program (SEER) database analysis.
  Volume: 37
  05/20/2019 Authors: Trivedi S; Song H; Liu Y; Steuer CE; Stokes W; Kaka A; Patel M; Chen ZG; Shin DM; Aiken A
• Treatment of Tonsillar Carcinoma following Nononcologic Tonsillectomy: Efficacy of Transoral Robotic Revision Tonsillectomy.
  Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg Volume: 160 Page(s): 627 - 634
  04/01/2019 Authors: Gobillot TA; Kaka AS; Patel SA; Rodriguez C; Cannon RB; Futran ND; Houlton JJ
• Comparison of Clinical Outcomes Following Head and Neck Surgery Among Patients Who Contract to Abstain From Alcohol vs Patients Who Abuse Alcohol.
  JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg Volume: 143 Page(s): 1181 - 1186
  12/01/2017 Authors: Kaka AS; Zhao S; Ozer E; Agrawal A; Kang S; Rocco J; Carrau R; Teknos T; Clapp JD; Weed H
• Notch1 Overexpression Correlates to Improved Survival in Cancer of the Oropharynx.
  Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg Volume: 156 Page(s): 652 - 659
  04/01/2017 Authors: Kaka AS; Nowacki NB; Kumar B; Zhao S; Old MO; Agrawal A; Ozer E; Carrau RL; Schuller DE; Kumar P
• Highly aggressive human papillomavirus-related oropharyngeal cancer: clinical, radiologic, and pathologic characteristics.
  Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Volume: 116 Page(s): 327 - 335
  09/01/2013 Authors: Kaka AS; Kumar B; Kumar P; Wakely PE; Kirsch CM; Old MO; Ozer E; Agrawal A; Carrau RE; Schuller DE
• Copper chelation enhances antitumor efficacy and systemic delivery of oncolytic HSV.
  Clin Cancer Res Volume: 18 Page(s): 4931 - 4941
  09/15/2012 Authors: Yoo JY; Pradarelli J; Haseley A; Wojton J; Kaka A; Bratasz A; Alvarez-Breckenridge CA; Yu J-G; Powell K; Mazar AP