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ReviewWorld journal of clinical oncology2014

Clinical and scientific impact of human papillomavirus on head and neck cancer.

Jeffrey M Friedman, Mark J Stavas, Anthony J Cmelak

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Review in World journal of clinical oncology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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19citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  10. Post-traumatic stress in head and neck cancer survivors and their partners.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2018
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  12. [Role of human papillomavirus in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas].Hua xi kou qiang yi xue za zhi = Huaxi kouqiang yixue zazhi = West China journal of stomatology · 2017
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  16. Novel mutations of PIK3CA gene in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.Cancer biomarkers : section A of Disease markers · 2016
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Jeffrey M FriedmanJeffrey M Friedman, Mark J Stavas, Anthony J Cmelak, Department of Radiation Oncology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, United States.
Mark J StavasJeffrey M Friedman, Mark J Stavas, Anthony J Cmelak, Department of Radiation Oncology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, United States.
Anthony J CmelakJeffrey M Friedman, Mark J Stavas, Anthony J Cmelak, Department of Radiation Oncology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, United States.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Head and neck cancer (HNC) arises from the skull base to the clavicles and is the fifth most common cancer in the world by incidence. Historically, in the developed world HNC was associated with tobacco use and alcohol consumption, and the combination of the two produced a synergistic increase in risk. However, beginning in 1983, investigators have found a significant and growing proportion of HNC patients with human papillomavirus-positive (HPV) tumors who neither drank nor used tobacco. Since that time, there has been increased interest in the molecular biology of HPV-positive HNC. Multiple studies now show that HPV has shifted the epidemiological landscape and prognosis of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). These studies provide strong evidence for improved survival outcomes in patients with HPV-positive HNSCC compared to those with HPV-negative HNSCC. In many reports, HPV status is the strongest predictor of locoregional control, disease specific survival and overall survival. In response to these findings, there has been significant interest in the best management of HPV-positive disease. Discussions within major cooperative groups consider new trials designed to maintain the current strong survival outcomes while reducing the long-term treatment-related toxicities. This review will highlight the epidemiological, clinical and molecular discoveries surrounding HPV-related HNSCC over the recent decades and we conclude by suggesting how these findings may guide future treatment approaches.

Indexed as

ChemotherapyHead and neck cancerHuman papilloma virusMolecular biologyRadiationSquamous cell carcinoma

Identifiers

PMID25302178
PMCPMC4129541

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