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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-3-13
pubmed:abstractText
Molecular prognostic indicators for oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), including HPV-DNA detection, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and p16 expression, have been suggested in the literature, but none of these are currently used in clinical practice. To compare these predictors, 106 newly diagnosed OSCC for the presence of HPV-DNA and expression of p16 and EGFR were analyzed. The 5-year disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) were calculated in relation to these markers and a multivariate Cox analysis was performed. Twenty-eight percent of the cases contained oncogenic HPV-DNA and 30% were positive for p16. The p16 expression was highly correlated with the presence of HPV-DNA (p < 0.001). Univariate analysis of the 5-year DFS revealed a significantly better outcome for patients with p16-positive tumors (84% vs. 49%, p = 0.009). EGFR-negative tumors showed a tendency toward a better prognosis in DFS (74% vs. 47%, p = 0.084) and OS (70% vs. 45%, p = 0.100). Remarkable and highly significant was the combination of p16 and EGFR expression status, leading to 5-year DFS of 93% for p16+/EGFR- tumors vs. 39% for p16-/EGFR+ tumors (p = 0.003) and to a 5-year OS of 79% vs. 38%, respectively (p = 0.010). In multivariate analysis p16 remained a highly significant prognostic marker for DFS (p = 0.030) showing a 7.5-fold increased risk for relapse in patients with p16-negative tumors. Our data indicate that p16 expression is the most reliable prognostic marker for OSCC and further might be a surrogate marker for HPV-positive OSCC. HPV+/p16+ tumors tended to have decreased EGFR expression, but using both immunohistological markers has significant prognostic implications.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0020-7136
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
(c) 2007 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
120
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1731-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17236202-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:17236202-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:17236202-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:17236202-Carcinoma, Squamous Cell, pubmed-meshheading:17236202-Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16, pubmed-meshheading:17236202-DNA, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:17236202-Female, pubmed-meshheading:17236202-Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, pubmed-meshheading:17236202-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:17236202-Immunoenzyme Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:17236202-Male, pubmed-meshheading:17236202-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:17236202-Oropharyngeal Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:17236202-Papillomaviridae, pubmed-meshheading:17236202-Papillomavirus Infections, pubmed-meshheading:17236202-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:17236202-Probability, pubmed-meshheading:17236202-Prognosis, pubmed-meshheading:17236202-Receptor, Epidermal Growth Factor, pubmed-meshheading:17236202-Retrospective Studies
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Combined analysis of HPV-DNA, p16 and EGFR expression to predict prognosis in oropharyngeal cancer.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Cologne, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't