Evaluating human papillomavirus testing, prevalence, and association with prognosis in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma by subsite : A national cancer database study

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PURPOSE: To compare human papillomavirus (HPV) testing, prevalence, and association with prognosis between head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) subsites.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study utilized the National Cancer Database (NCDB) to identify patients diagnosed with HNSCC between 2010 and 2017. Rates of HPV testing, HPV-positivity, and changes in these rates over time were measured by subsite. The impact of HPV-positivity on overall survival across six head and neck subsites was assessed using multivariable-adjusted Cox proportional hazards analysis.

RESULTS: A total of 121,550 patients were included. Of this cohort, 87,575 (72.1%) were tested for HPV, with the oropharynx (55,049/64,158; 85.8%) displaying the highest rates of testing and the sinonasal tract (1519/2853; 53.2%) displaying the lowest testing rates. Of the 86,136 with a definitive result, 46,878 (54.4%) were HPV-positive, with the oropharynx (40,313/54,205; 74.4%) displaying the highest rates of HPV-positivity and the oral cavity (1818/11,505; 15.8%) displaying the lowest. HPV-positive malignancy was associated with significantly improved adjusted overall survival in the oropharynx (HR = 0.42 [95% CI: 0.43-0.47]), oral cavity (HR = 0.86 [95% CI: 0.79-0.95]), sinonasal tract (HR = 0.63 [95% CI: 0.48-0.83]), larynx (HR = 0.78 [95% CI: 0.71-0.87]), and hypopharynx (HR = 0.56 [95% CI: 0.48-0.66]), but not the nasopharynx (HR = 0.93 [95% CI: 0.77-1.14]).

CONCLUSION: HPV testing rates were significantly lower in non-oropharyngeal subsites. This is relevant as HPV-associated disease displayed significantly improved overall survival in both the oropharynx and four of five non-oropharyngeal subsites. While validation with prospective studies is necessary, these findings may warrant HPV testing in all HNSCC subsites.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:45

Enthalten in:

American journal of otolaryngology - 45(2024), 3 vom: 28. Feb., Seite 104243

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Barlow, Joshua [VerfasserIn]
Gilja, Shivee [VerfasserIn]
Ferrandino, Rocco M [VerfasserIn]
Berger, Michael H [VerfasserIn]
Posner, Marshall R [VerfasserIn]
Bakst, Richard L [VerfasserIn]
Khan, Mohemmed N [VerfasserIn]
Teng, Marita S [VerfasserIn]
Genden, Eric M [VerfasserIn]
Chai, Raymond L [VerfasserIn]
Roof, Scott A [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

HPV-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Human papillomavirus
Journal Article
National Cancer Database

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Date Revised 05.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status Publisher

doi:

10.1016/j.amjoto.2024.104243

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369322975