Genetically Proxied Inhibition of Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Targets and Survival in HPV-Positive and Non–HPV-Driven Head and Neck Cancer: A Multicentre MR Study

Danni Cheng, Katrina Hueniken, Tianzhichao Hou, Tao Shu, Osvaldo Espin-Garcia, Tom Dudding, Mark Gormley, James D. McKay, John R. de Almeida, Andrew J. Hope, Anna Spreafico, Shao Hui Huang, Lea Schroeder, Tim Waterboer, D. Neil Hayes, Shama Virani, Paul Brennan, Miranda Pring, Andrew F. Olshan, Brenda Diergaarde, Gary J. Macfarlane, Pagona Lagiou, Areti Lagiou, Jerry Polesel, Antonio Agudo, Laia Alemany, Wolfgang Ahrens, Claire M. Healy, David I. Conway, Cristina Canova, Ivana Holcatova, Jianjun Ren, Yu Zhao, Rayjean J. Hung, Alison M. Mondul, Wei Xu, Geoffrey Liu

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DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-26-0066
Published: 2026-07-02
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@article{allodium:10.1158/1055-9965.epi-26-0066,
  title = {Genetically Proxied Inhibition of Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Targets and Survival in HPV-Positive and Non–HPV-Driven Head and Neck Cancer: A Multicentre MR Study},
  author = {Danni Cheng and Katrina Hueniken and Tianzhichao Hou and Tao Shu and Osvaldo Espin-Garcia and Tom Dudding and Mark Gormley and James D. McKay and John R. de Almeida and Andrew J. Hope and Anna Spreafico and Shao Hui Huang and Lea Schroeder and Tim Waterboer and D. Neil Hayes and Shama Virani and Paul Brennan and Miranda Pring and Andrew F. Olshan and Brenda Diergaarde and Gary J. Macfarlane and Pagona Lagiou and Areti Lagiou and Jerry Polesel and Antonio Agudo and Laia Alemany and Wolfgang Ahrens and Claire M. Healy and David I. Conway and Cristina Canova and Ivana Holcatova and Jianjun Ren and Yu Zhao and Rayjean J. Hung and Alison M. Mondul and Wei Xu and Geoffrey Liu},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers \&amp; Prevention},
  doi = {10.1158/1055-9965.epi-26-0066},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.epi-26-0066}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Genetically Proxied Inhibition of Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Targets and Survival in HPV-Positive and Non–HPV-Driven Head and Neck Cancer: A Multicentre MR Study
AU  - Danni Cheng
AU  - Katrina Hueniken
AU  - Tianzhichao Hou
AU  - Tao Shu
AU  - Osvaldo Espin-Garcia
AU  - Tom Dudding
AU  - Mark Gormley
AU  - James D. McKay
AU  - John R. de Almeida
AU  - Andrew J. Hope
AU  - Anna Spreafico
AU  - Shao Hui Huang
AU  - Lea Schroeder
AU  - Tim Waterboer
AU  - D. Neil Hayes
AU  - Shama Virani
AU  - Paul Brennan
AU  - Miranda Pring
AU  - Andrew F. Olshan
AU  - Brenda Diergaarde
AU  - Gary J. Macfarlane
AU  - Pagona Lagiou
AU  - Areti Lagiou
AU  - Jerry Polesel
AU  - Antonio Agudo
AU  - Laia Alemany
AU  - Wolfgang Ahrens
AU  - Claire M. Healy
AU  - David I. Conway
AU  - Cristina Canova
AU  - Ivana Holcatova
AU  - Jianjun Ren
AU  - Yu Zhao
AU  - Rayjean J. Hung
AU  - Alison M. Mondul
AU  - Wei Xu
AU  - Geoffrey Liu
PY  - 2026
JO  - Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers &amp; Prevention
DO  - 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-26-0066
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Cheng, D., Hueniken, K., Hou, T., Shu, T., Espin-Garcia, O., Dudding, T., Gormley, M., McKay, J. D., Almeida, J. R. D., Hope, A. J., Spreafico, A., Huang, S. H., Schroeder, L., Waterboer, T., Hayes, D. N., Virani, S., Brennan, P., Pring, M., Olshan, A. F., Diergaarde, B., Macfarlane, G. J., Lagiou, P., Lagiou, A., Polesel, J., Agudo, A., Alemany, L., Ahrens, W., Healy, C. M., Conway, D. I., Canova, C., Holcatova, I., Ren, J., Zhao, Y., Hung, R. J., Mondul, A. M., Xu, W., & Liu, G. (2026). Genetically Proxied Inhibition of Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Targets and Survival in HPV-Positive and Non–HPV-Driven Head and Neck Cancer: A Multicentre MR Study. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.epi-26-0066

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