Barbara Burtness MD
Anthony N. Brady Professor of Medicine; Chief Translational Research Officer; Associate Director, Translational Science; Chief, Head and Neck Cancers/Sarcoma; Co-Leader, Developmental Therapeutics Program; Director, Yale Head and Neck SPORE, Yale Cancer Center, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, ConnecticutDr. Barbara Burtness is Anthony N. Brady Professor of Medicine at the Yale University School of Medicine. She is founding director of the Yale Head and Neck SPORE, co-leader of the Developmental Therapeutics Program, and director of the Head and Neck Clinical Research Program at Yale Cancer Center.
Dr. Burtness’s research focuses on clinical trials of immunotherapy and translational studies of resistance to immunotherapy and EGFR inhibition, and synthetic lethal approaches for HPV-negative head and neck cancer. She chairs the ECOG-ACRIN Head and Neck Cancer Therapeutics Committee, which conducts multicenter trials of novel treatment paradigms to improve the survival and functional outcomes of patients with all stages of head and neck cancers, and she co-leads the Stand Up to Cancer Head and Neck Cancer Team.
Dr. Burtness co-edits the text Molecular Determinants of Head and Neck Cancer. Her research has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals, including The Lancet, Journal of Clinical Oncology, The Lancet Oncology, and Clinical Cancer Research.
Disclosures
- Honoraria/Consulting/Data Safety Monitoring Boards: AbbVie, ALX Oncology, Astra Zeneca, Coherus, Cue Biopharma, Eisai, Glaxo Smith Kline, IMS Consulting, IO Biotech, Kura, Merck KgaA, Merck, Merus, Orphagen, Vaccinex, Slingshot Bio, Surface
Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:
- Camrelizumab vs Placebo in Combination With Gemcitabine and Cisplatin as First-Line Treatment for Recurrent or Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
- Outcomes for Patients With Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer Receiving Neoadjuvant Pembrolizumab
- Weekly Paclitaxel, Carboplatin, and Cetuximab as Induction Therapy for Metastatic or Relapsed Head and Neck Cancer
- ASCO 2021: Abstract Recommendations From Dr. Barbara Burtness for Head and Neck Cancer
- Avelumab Plus Standard-of-Care Chemoradiotherapy vs Chemoradiotherapy Alone in Locally Advanced HNSCC
- Precision Radiotherapy for Oropharyngeal Cancer
- 2020 Top Stories in Oncology: Transoral Surgery for HPV-Associated Oropharynx Cancer
- Key Takeaways From ESMO: New Approaches for Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer
- Long-Term Outcomes for Immunotherapy With or Without Chemotherapy for Advanced Head and Neck Cancer
- ESMO 2020: Recommendations From Dr. Barbara Burtness for Head and Neck Cancer