Arguments to Support a Viral Origin of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Non-Smoker and Non-Drinker Patients

Copyright © 2020 Foy, Bertolus, Boutolleau, Agut, Gessain, Herceg and Saintigny..

In some western countries, an increasing incidence of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) has been observed in non-smoker non-drinker patients (NSND), mostly in women with HPV-negative OSCC. In the context of the unknown etiology and mechanisms of tumorigenesis of OSCC in NSND, we discuss data supporting the hypothesis of a viral origin not related to HPV. OSCC from NSND are characterized by an antiviral DNA methylation and gene expression signature. Based on the similar increasing incidence of oral tongue SCC (OTSCC) and oropharyngeal SCC (OPSCC) in young women and men respectively, we hypothesize that changes in sexual behaviors may lead to an increasing incidence of herpesvirus in the oral cavity, especially HSV-2, similarly to what has already been described in HPV-positive OPSCC. Because viral genome integration has not been detected in OSCC from NSND, a "hit and run" viral mechanism involving epigenome deregulation could therefore play a key role at early steps of oral carcinogenesis in this population of patients. In conclusion, epidemiological, clinical and molecular data supports a "hit and run" viral origin of OSCC from NSND.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

Frontiers in oncology - 10(2020) vom: 15., Seite 822

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Foy, Jean-Philippe [VerfasserIn]
Bertolus, Chloé [VerfasserIn]
Boutolleau, David [VerfasserIn]
Agut, Henri [VerfasserIn]
Gessain, Antoine [VerfasserIn]
Herceg, Zdenko [VerfasserIn]
Saintigny, Pierre [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

EBV
HSV-2
Herpesvirus
Hit and run
Journal Article
Non-smoker non-drinker
Oral squamous cell carcinoma

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Date Revised 24.03.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3389/fonc.2020.00822

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NLM311080669