Professor Richard Shaw MD FCRS(OMFS) FDSRCSEng

Professor of Head & Neck Surgery Molecular & Clinical Cancer Medicine

Research

Clinical Trials in Head & Neck Oncology / Surgery

Chief and Principal Investigator on a number of clinical trials:
SAVER
HOPON
DAHANCA21
PATHOS-T
TITAN
REALISTIC
PREVALENCE

Translational research in head & neck oncology

I have an interest in the underlying biology of, translational aspects of and developing biomarkers for:
Premalignant lesions of oral cavity
HPV associated HNSCC
Markers of treatments resistance and metastasis in HNSCC
Osteoradionecrosis

Research Grants

Defining biomarkers of response to inhibition of the novel YAP/TAZ oncogenes in head and neck cancer: the role of MST2 as a predictive biomarker

THE CLATTERBRIDGE CANCER CENTRE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (UK)

March 2015 - August 2016

Pathos-T: A Bioresource Collection associated with PATHOS, a Phase II/III trial of risk-stratified, reduced intensity adjuvant treatment in patients undergoing transoral surgery for Human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive oropharyngeal cancer

CANCER RESEARCH UK (UK)

November 2015 - December 2025

Novel epigenetic biomarkers in the diagnosis of minimal residual disease in head and neck cancer.

CANCER RESEARCH UK (UK)

September 2007 - April 2009

HOPON Phase III Randomised Controlled Trial of Hyperbaric Oxygen to prevent Osteoradionecrosis of the Irradiated Randomised Controlled Trial of Hyperbaric Oxygen to prevent Osteoradionecrosis of the Irradiated Mandible

CANCER RESEARCH UK (UK)

June 2010 - November 2018

Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment of Mandibular Osteoradionecrosis. A randomised clinical trial. (DAHANCA-21)

CANCER RESEARCH UK (UK)

July 2012 - June 2016

pump priming award

ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND(UK)

October 2008 - September 2009

Molecular and clinical determinants of malignant progression in oral dysplasia

BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF ORAL MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS (UK)

September 2013 - August 2014

The role of promoter methylation in the malignant transformation of salivary pleomorphic adenoma

THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF HEAD AND NECK ONCOLOGISTS (BAHNO) (UK)

May 2007 - October 2008

REALISTIC: A Phase I, dose escalation of trial of recombinant listeria moncytogenes (Lm) based vaccine encloding human papilloma virus serotype 16 target antigens (ADXS11-001) in patients with HPV-16+ oropharyngeal SCC.

CANCER RESEARCH UK (UK)

October 2010 - September 2014

Clinical application of epigenetic biomarkers in HNSCC

BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF ORAL MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS (UK)

December 2008 - November 2010

North West Surgical Trials Centre

CANCER RESEARCH UK (UK), ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND(UK)

January 2013 - August 2023

TITAN: Trial of induction TPF therapy in advance head and neck cancer

CANCER RESEARCH UK (UK)

October 2010 - September 2013

Hyperbaric Oxygen to Prevent Osteoradionecrosis of the Irradiated Mandible (HOPON)

CANCER RESEARCH UK (UK)

May 2008 - April 2011

Personalising head and neck cancer survivorship: Evaluating the head and neck patient concerns inventory and the role of genetic polymorphyisms in radiotoxicity and health-related quality of life

BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF ORAL MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS (UK)

February 2013 - June 2013

Laboratory to support heart, neck and liver research

THE JOHNSON FOUNDATION (UK)

August 2013 - November 2017

Molecular and clinical determinants of malignant progression in oral dysplasia

ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND(UK)

August 2012 - August 2013

Detection of oral squamous cell carcinoma using epigenetic markers in saliva-derived DNA

BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF ORAL MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS (UK)

April 2010 - March 2012

Clinical application of epigenetic biomarkers

ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND(UK)

September 2008 - August 2009

Workshop on the design and analysis of clinical trials in Head and Neck Cancer

MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL

June 2013 - April 2014

Bench fees to support PhD student Khaled Ben Salah

MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION (LIBYA) 🚩

October 2014 - September 2017

Molecular and clinical determinants of malignant progression in oral dysplasia

ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND(UK)

May 2014 - April 2015

Research Collaborations

Dr Max Robinson

External: University of Newcastle upon Tyne

Collaboration on DNA/RNA versus FFPE cISH testing for HPV-16 in HNSCC

Professor Donna Albertsson

External: University of San Francisco

Collaborating on array CGH data in metastasis models for Oral SCC

Professor Catharine West

External: University of Manchester, UK

SniP determinants of radiation toxicity after HNSCC

Dr Janet Risk

Internal

H&N SCC epigenetics
Role of cytoglobin in sporadic SCC as TSG
Premalignant /Malignant transformation

Ross Sibson

Internal

Genomics of HNSCC

Dr Lakis Liloglou

Internal

Epigenetic biomarkers