Association between hepatitis C and B viruses and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

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BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B and C viruses are known to be carcinogenic and have been associated with the development of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma as well as hepatocellular carcinoma. The incidence of head and neck cancer is increasing worldwide, and early diagnosis is vital in order to achieve good oncological outcomes.

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the association between chronic hepatitis B and C infection, and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC).

STUDY DESIGN: We performed a retrospective case control study with 774 head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) patients undergoing treatment, and 1518 cancer-free controls undergoing hernia surgery. Hepatitis B and C serologies were tested prior to treatment, and cases and controls were age- and sex-matched before analysing rates of infection.

RESULTS: HNSCC patients were more likely than controls to have evidence of chronic hepatitis B (OR = 2.76; CI 95 %, 1.64-4.64) and hepatitis C (OR = 2.59; 95 % CI, 1.46-4.60) infection. No substantial association was found between hepatitis B and C infection and other known risk factors for head and neck cancer.

CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest a positive association between both hepatitis B and hepatitis C chronic infection, and HNSCC. More work is needed to establish a causal role, however an awareness of the possibility of increased risk of HNSCC may lead to earlier diagnosis and better outcomes in patients with hepatitis B and C.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:121

Enthalten in:

Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 121(2019) vom: 01. Dez., Seite 104209

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Donà, Sara [VerfasserIn]
Borsetto, Daniele [VerfasserIn]
Fussey, Jonathan [VerfasserIn]
Biscaro, Valeria [VerfasserIn]
Vian, Elisa [VerfasserIn]
Spinato, Giacomo [VerfasserIn]
Menegaldo, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Da Mosto, Maria Cristina [VerfasserIn]
Rigoli, Roberto [VerfasserIn]
Polesel, Jerry [VerfasserIn]
Boscolo-Rizzo, Paolo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies, Viral
Case-control study
Epidemiology
Head and neck cancer
Hepatitis B infection
Hepatitis C infection
Journal Article

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 23.07.2020

Date Revised 23.07.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jcv.2019.104209

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM303147687