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Prognostic impact of human papillomavirus status, survivin, and epidermal growth factor receptor expression on survival in patients treated with radiochemotherapy for very advanced nonresectable oropharyngeal cancer.
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Head & neck [Head Neck] 2013 Sep; Vol. 35 (9), pp. 1339-44. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 Oct 05. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Background: The influence of human papillomavirus (HPV) status on survival for patients with very advanced inoperable oropharyngeal SCC treated with radiochemotherapy (RCT) was studied.<br />Methods: Patients received either 69.2 Gy with concomitant boost (ccb) or 70 Gy conventionally fractionated (cf), weekly paclitaxel 40 mg/m(2), and carboplatin area under the concentration-time curve (AUC) 1. Tumor was analyzed for the presence of high-risk HPV-DNA using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and direct DNA sequencing. p16-expression, survivin, and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) expression were evaluated by immunohistochemistry and influence on survival was calculated.<br />Results: Of 52 patients, 25.0% were HPV positive and 75.0% HPV negative. The 2-year progression-free survival (PFS) was 70.1% for p16-positive patients and 37.1% for p16-negative patients (p = .005). The 3-year overall survival (OS) rate was 43.9% for all patients and did not significantly differ between the groups. Neither survivin nor EGFR expression influenced PFS or OS significantly.<br />Conclusions: HPV status influences PFS in patients with advanced, nonresectable tumor stages but not OS. Additional risk factors seem to have a stronger influence on survival than HPV status.<br /> (Copyright © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.)
- Subjects :
- Adult
Aged
Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16
Female
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Proteins metabolism
Oropharyngeal Neoplasms metabolism
Oropharyngeal Neoplasms therapy
Oropharyngeal Neoplasms virology
Papillomavirus Infections metabolism
Papillomavirus Infections therapy
Papillomavirus Infections virology
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Prognosis
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Survival Rate
Survivin
Treatment Outcome
Chemoradiotherapy methods
ErbB Receptors metabolism
Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins metabolism
Oropharyngeal Neoplasms mortality
Papillomaviridae isolation & purification
Papillomavirus Infections mortality
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1097-0347
- Volume :
- 35
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Head & neck
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 23042483
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.23126