• Head & neck · Oct 2012

    Comparative Study

    Human papillomavirus in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas in Korea: use of G1 cycle markers as new prognosticators.

    • Weon Seo Park, Junsun Ryu, Kwan Ho Cho, Moon Kyung Choi, Sung Ho Moon, Tak Yun, Byung-Sam Chun, Geon Kook Lee, Hyun-Joo Ahn, John H Lee, Paola Vermeer, and Yuh-Seog Jung.
    • Department of Pathology and Division of Specific Organ Cancer, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, 410-769, Korea.
    • Head Neck. 2012 Oct 1; 34 (10): 1408-17.

    BackgroundHuman papillomavirus (HPV)-related oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) exhibits distinct patterns worldwide, but its prevalence has not been extensively evaluated in Korea. The E7 oncogene-mediated carcinogenesis and its meaning are yet to be uncovered for oropharyngeal SCCs.MethodsIn a Korean oropharyngeal SCC cohort, epidemiological indicators, HPV, and G1 cell cycle marker expressions were correlated with survival.ResultsAmong 93 surgically treated patients with oropharyngeal SCCs, 49.5% were HPV+, which were significantly younger, and predominantly nonsmoking. They demonstrated better survival than HPV- (94% vs 60%). Patients who were HPV+ with oropharyngeal SCCs expressed higher p16, cyclin-dependent kinase 4 (cdk4), and lower pRb. The p16 (hazard ratio [HR] 2.39), pRb (HR 2.13), and CCND1 (HR 2.09) correlated with survival. Notably, combined markers like p16/cdk4 ratio (HR 2.47) and cdk4+CCND1 sum (HR 2.65) were more significantly correlated.ConclusionIncidence of HPV-related oropharyngeal SCC in Korea is similar to U.S.-European data. HPV presence correlates with improved survival. Expression ratios of G1 markers may predict survival of oropharyngeal SCCs better than each marker alone.Copyright © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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