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Robert L. Ferris

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center · US
Area of research
Oncology · Otorhinolaryngology
Research interest
Research interests include Head and Neck Cancer Studies, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers, Immunotherapy and Immune Responses, and CAR-T cell therapy research.
h-index
113
citations
56,502
works
1,264
NIH funding
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Recent publications

Distinct CD8+ T cell dynamics associate with response to neoadjuvant cancer immunotherapies
Cancer Cell 2025cited by 50position: lastdoi
Derivation and validation of the AJCC9V pathological stage classification for HPV-positive oropharyngeal carcinoma: a multicentre registry analysis
The Lancet Oncology 2025cited by 17position: middledoi
INTERLINK-1: A Phase III, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study of Monalizumab plus Cetuximab in Recurrent/Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Clinical Cancer Research 2025cited by 16position: middledoi
Neoadjuvant Therapy for Mucosal Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery 2025cited by 14position: middledoi
Long-Term Follow-Up of E3311, an ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group Phase II Trial of Transoral Surgery and Risk-Based Adjuvant Treatment in Human Papillomavirus–Initiated Oropharynx Cancer
Journal of Clinical Oncology 2025cited by 10position: lastdoi
Final results of urelumab, an anti-CD137 agonist monoclonal antibody, in combination with cetuximab or nivolumab in patients with advanced solid tumors
Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer 2024cited by 29position: middledoi
Long-term follow up of E3311, a phase II trial of transoral surgery (TOS) followed by pathology-based adjuvant treatment in HPV-associated (HPV+) oropharynx cancer (OPC): A trial of the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group.
Journal of Clinical Oncology 2024cited by 8position: lastdoi
854O INTERLINK-1: Phase III study of cetuximab (CTX) ± monalizumab (M) in participants (pts) with recurrent/metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (R/M HNSCC) with disease progression on/after platinum chemotherapy (CT) and previously treated with an immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)
Annals of Oncology 2023cited by 32position: middledoi
Single cell transcriptomic analysis of HPV16-infected epithelium identifies a keratinocyte subpopulation implicated in cancer
Nature Communications 2023cited by 30position: middledoi
Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab Versus EXTREME Regimen as First-Line Treatment for Recurrent/Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck: The Final Results of CheckMate 651
Journal of Clinical Oncology 2022cited by 157position: middledoi
Prospective Evaluation of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccine Responses Across a Broad Spectrum of Immunocompromising Conditions: the COVID-19 Vaccination in the Immunocompromised Study (COVICS)
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2022cited by 115position: middledoi
Long-term Outcomes with Nivolumab as First-line Treatment in Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer: Subgroup Analysis of CheckMate 141
The Oncologist 2022cited by 51position: lastdoi
Phase I Trial of Cetuximab, Radiotherapy, and Ipilimumab in Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer
Clinical Cancer Research 2022cited by 32position: firstdoi
Oral human papillomavirus prevalence, persistence, and risk-factors in HIV-positive and HIV-negative adults
Tumour Virus Research 2022cited by 31position: middledoi
A randomized phase II study evaluating concurrent or sequential fixed-dose immune therapy in combination with cisplatin and intensity-modulated radiotherapy in intermediate- or high-risk, previously untreated, locally advanced head and neck cancer (LA SCCHN).
Journal of Clinical Oncology 2022cited by 31position: lastdoi
Genetic variation within the human papillomavirus type 16 genome is associated with oropharyngeal cancer prognosis
Annals of Oncology 2022cited by 24position: middledoi
Maximizing the value of phase III trials in immuno-oncology: A checklist from the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC)
Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer 2022cited by 16position: middledoi
Outcomes by tobacco history in E3311, a phase II trial of transoral surgery (TOS) followed by pathology-based adjuvant treatment in HPV-associated (HPV+) oropharynx cancer (OPC): A trial of the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group.
Journal of Clinical Oncology 2022cited by 12position: lastdoi
B cell signatures and tertiary lymphoid structures contribute to outcome in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Nature Communications 2021cited by 353position: middledoi
Germline determinants of humoral immune response to HPV-16 protect against oropharyngeal cancer
Nature Communications 2021cited by 41position: middledoi
Genome-wide association meta-analysis identifies pleiotropic risk loci for aerodigestive squamous cell cancers
PLoS Genetics 2021cited by 39position: middledoi
Evidence-Based Consensus Recommendations for the Evolving Treatment of Patients with High-Risk and Advanced Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma
JID Innovations 2021cited by 34position: middledoi
LBA36 Nivolumab (N) + ipilimumab (I) vs EXTREME as first-line (1L) treatment (tx) for recurrent/metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (R/M SCCHN): Final results of CheckMate 651
Annals of Oncology 2021cited by 31position: middledoi
Updated report of a phase II randomized trial of transoral surgical resection followed by low-dose or standard postoperative therapy in resectable p16+ locally advanced oropharynx cancer: A trial of the ECOG-ACRIN cancer research group (E3311).
Journal of Clinical Oncology 2021cited by 26position: firstdoi
Immune Landscape of Viral- and Carcinogen-Driven Head and Neck Cancer
Immunity 2020cited by 673position: middledoi
Durvalumab with or without tremelimumab in patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: EAGLE, a randomized, open-label phase III study
Annals of Oncology 2020cited by 363position: firstdoi
Defining tumor resistance to PD-1 pathway blockade: recommendations from the first meeting of the SITC Immunotherapy Resistance Taskforce
Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer 2020cited by 272position: middledoi
Neoadjuvant Nivolumab for Patients With Resectable Merkel Cell Carcinoma in the CheckMate 358 Trial
Journal of Clinical Oncology 2020cited by 269position: middledoi
Neuropilin-1 is a T cell memory checkpoint limiting long-term antitumor immunity
Nature Immunology 2020cited by 149position: middledoi
Transoral robotic surgical resection followed by randomization to low- or standard-dose IMRT in resectable p16+ locally advanced oropharynx cancer: A trial of the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group (E3311).
Journal of Clinical Oncology 2020cited by 100position: firstdoi

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Frequent collaborators

Maura L. Gillison · Communities In Schools of Orange County21 papers (2016–2022)Nabil F. Saba · Emory University19 papers (2016–2025)Jérôme Fayette · Université Claude Bernard Lyon 117 papers (2016–2023)Umamaheswar Duvvuri · NYU Langone Health17 papers (2013–2025)Makoto Tahara · National Cancer Center Hospital East16 papers (2016–2023)Lisa Licitra · University of Milan16 papers (2016–2023)Kevin J. Harrington · NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at The Royal Marsden and the ICR16 papers (2016–2023)Robert I. Haddad · Harvard University15 papers (2016–2023)A. Dimitrios Colevas · Stanford University13 papers (2016–2022)Caroline Even · Institut Gustave Roussy12 papers (2016–2022)J. Guigay · Cognition Behaviour Technology12 papers (2016–2022)George R. Blumenschein · The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center12 papers (2016–2022)Seungwon Kim · University of Pittsburgh Medical Center11 papers (2015–2025)Everett E. Vokes · University of Illinois Chicago11 papers (2016–2022) · 10 papers (2016–2019)Barbara Burtness · Yale University10 papers (2016–2025)Naomi Kiyota · Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology10 papers (2016–2022)Stefan Kasper · Heidelberg University9 papers (2016–2022)Julie E. Bauman · George Washington University9 papers (2016–2022)Francis P. Worden · University Health System8 papers (2016–2022)