Becky Massey, MD

Publications

• Tumoral Skin Invasion Is an Independent Predictor of Rapid Recurrence in Head and Neck Cancer.

  (Memon AA, Khalil M, Espinosa OV, Said I, Yang E, Adams JA, Friedland DR, Khani M, Luo J, Kuehn R, Frei A, Foeckler J, Akakpo K, Massey B, Stadler M, Wong S, Himburg HA, Awan MJ, Bruening J, Zenga J.) Head Neck. 2026 Feb;48(2):535-542 PMID: 41054923 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105018525815 10/07/2025

• Radiation-Induced Loss of Tumor-Reactive T Cells Calls for More Rationally Designed Radioimmunotherapy Approaches.

  (Said I, Awan MJ, Wong SJ, Memon AA, Kearl T, Hematti P, Massey B, Bruening J, Akakpo K, Zenga J, Himburg HA.) Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2026 Jan 01;124(1):190-193 PMID: 41391923 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105024206020 12/15/2025

• Multiomic Selection of Cancer-Testis Antigens as Precision Immuno-oncologic Targets in Head and Neck Cancer.

  (Memon AA, Awan MJ, Espinosa OV, Kuehn R, Frei A, Foeckler J, Bruening J, Akakpo K, Massey B, Stadler M, Wong S, Himburg HA, Zenga J.) JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2025 Dec 01;151(12):1196-1207 PMID: 41129177 PMCID: PMC12550742 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105022204542 10/23/2025

• Radiation therapy results in preferential tumor antigen-specific lymphodepletion in head and neck cancer.

  (Zenga J, Awan MJ, Frei A, Foeckler J, Kuehn R, Kasprzak J, Massey B, Bruening J, Akakpo K, Shukla M, Wong SJ, Mathison AJ, Wendt Andrae J, Hunt B, Puzyrenko A, Jin VX, Memon AA, Villarreal Espinosa O, Chen F, Shaheduzzaman M, Kearl T, Hematti P, Himburg HA.) Nat Commun. 2025 Jul 01;16(1):5660 PMID: 40593620 PMCID: PMC12219838 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105009625716 07/02/2025

• Locked Dimerized CXCL12 Exerts Radiosensitizing Effects in Head and Neck Cancer.

  (Espinosa OV, Awan M, Memon AA, Frei A, Foeckler J, Kuehn R, Bruening J, Massey B, Wong S, Shukla M, Kasprzak J, Joshi A, Dwinell MB, Himburg HA, Zenga J.) Head Neck. 2025 May;47(5):1379-1391 PMID: 39722591 PMCID: PMC12040585 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85212965471 12/26/2024

• Corrigendum to Tumor-specific T cells in head and neck cancer have rescuable functionality and can be identified through single-cell co-culture.

  (Zenga J, Awan M, Frei A, Foeckler J, Kuehn R, Espinosa OV, Bruening J, Massey B, Wong S, Shreenivas A, Shukla M, Kasprzak J, Sun Y, Shaheduzzaman M, Chen F, Kearl T, Himburg HA.) Transl Oncol. 2024 Jun;44:101927 PMID: 38641374 PMCID: PMC11391029 04/20/2024

• Type I interferon signaling promotes radioresistance in head and neck cancer.

  (Zenga J, Awan MJ, Frei A, Massey B, Bruening J, Shukla M, Sharma GP, Shreenivas A, Wong SJ, Zimmermann MT, Mathison AJ, Himburg HA.) Transl Cancer Res. 2024 May 31;13(5):2535-2543 PMID: 38881922 PMCID: PMC11170510 06/17/2024

• Tumor-specific T cells in head and neck cancer have rescuable functionality and can be identified through single-cell co-culture.

  (Zenga J, Awan M, Frei A, Foeckler J, Kuehn R, Espinosa OV, Bruening J, Massey B, Wong S, Shreenivas A, Shukla M, Kasprzak J, Sun Y, Shaheduzzaman M, Chen F, Kearl T, Himburg HA.) Transl Oncol. 2024 Apr;42:101899 PMID: 38320395 PMCID: PMC10851216 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85184507548 02/07/2024

• Photoactivated HPPH-Liposomal therapy for the treatment of HPV-Negative head and neck cancer.

  (Zenga J, Awan M, Hadi Razeghi Kondelaji M, Hansen C, Shafiee S, Frei A, Foeckler J, Kuehn R, Bruening J, Massey B, Wong S, Joshi A, Himburg HA.) Oral Oncol. 2023 Sep;144:106487 PMID: 37423200 PMCID: PMC10413333 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85164978149 07/10/2023

• A rare case of sebaceous lymphadenoma: Cytohistological correlation of preoperative cytomorphologic findings.

  (Ronen N, Massey B, Javakhishvili N, Giorgadze T.) Ann Diagn Pathol. 2022 Dec;61:152058 PMID: 36334412 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85141264402 11/06/2022

• A phase 2 trial of a topical antiseptic bundle in head and neck cancer surgery: Effects on surgical site infection and the oral microbiome.

  (Zenga J, Atkinson S, Yen T, Massey B, Stadler M, Bruening J, Peppard W, Reuben M, Hayward M, Mesich B, Buchan B, Ledeboer N, Sanchez JL, Fraser R, Lin CW, Holtz ML, Awan M, Wong SJ, Puram SV, Salzman N.) EBioMedicine. 2022 Jul;81:104099 PMID: 35671624 PMCID: PMC9168040 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85131428877 06/08/2022

• Perioperative Topical Antisepsis and Surgical Site Infection in Patients Undergoing Upper Aerodigestive Tract Reconstruction.

  (Beydoun AS, Koss K, Nielsen T, Holcomb AJ, Pichardo P, Purdy N, Zebolsky AL, Heaton CM, McMullen CP, Yesensky JA, Moore MG, Goyal N, Kohan J, Sajisevi M, Tan K, Petrisor D, Wax MK, Kejner AE, Hassan Z, Trott S, Larson A, Richmon JD, Graboyes EM, Wood CB, Jackson RS, Pipkorn P, Bruening J, Massey B, Puram SV, Zenga J.) JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2022 Jun 01;148(6):547-554 PMID: 35476816 PMCID: PMC9047735 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85129444547 04/28/2022