ArticleOncoimmunology2015
Distinct patterns of intratumoral immune cell infiltrates in patients with HPV-associated compared to non-virally induced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
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- Prognostic Significance of PD-L1 Expression In Patients With Primary Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2021Pooled it
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- Evofosfamide for the treatment of human papillomavirus-negative head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.JCI insight · 2018Trial
- Strategy of Using Intratreatment Hypoxia Imaging to Selectively and Safely Guide Radiation Dose De-escalation Concurrent With Chemotherapy for Locoregionally Advanced Human Papillomavirus-Related Oropharyngeal Carcinoma.International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics · 2016Trial
- Immunotherapy for oral cavity tumors: recent advances, key challenges, and future perspectives.Molecular biology reports · 2026Review
- Migration of immune cells in tumors and inflammation: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic targets.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2026Review
- Plasma-Derived sEVs from HNSCC Patients Differentially Regulate NF-κB Signaling in Macrophages Depending on the HPV Status.Cancers · 2026Article
- Molecular and Immune Landscape of Recurrent and/or Distant Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck: An EORTC/IMMUCAN Project.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2026Article
- Divergent myeloid and lymphoid immune landscapes in HPV/p16 positive and HPV/p16 negative oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas and their lymph node metastases.Molecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.) · 2026Article
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- High PD-1 expression in pre-treatment peripheral lymphocytes associated with poor immune checkpoint inhibitor response in patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII · 2026Article
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- The immune microenvironment of HPV-associated cancers: from viral oncogenesis to immunotherapy response.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Targeting innate immunity to overcome immune evasion in HPV-associated cancers.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026Review
- Advances in Immunotherapy for Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Focus on PD-1/PD-L1 Blockade and Beyond.Clinical Medicine Insights. Oncology · 2026Review
- Understanding the Tumor Microenvironment and Therapy Resistance in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma.Cells · 2025Review
- Deciphering the Role of Mast Cells in HPV-Related Cancers.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Identification of 5mC regulatory factors mediating methylation patterns and prognosis models in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.Discover oncology · 2025Article
- Unraveling the immunomodulatory role of TIM-3 in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: implications for targeted therapy.Discover oncology · 2025Review
- Anti-PD1 prolongs the response of PI3K and farnesyl transferase inhibition in HRAS- and PIK3CA-mutant head and neck cancers.Neoplasia (New York, N.Y.) · 2025Article
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Abstract
Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is one of the most important etiologic causes of oropharyngeal head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Patients with HPV-positive HNSCC were reported to have a better clinical outcome than patients with HPV-negative cancers. However, little is known about the possible causes of different clinical outcomes. In this study, we analyzed a detailed immune profile of tumor samples from HNSCC patients with respect to their HPV status. We analyzed the characteristics of immune cell infiltrates, including the frequency and distribution of antigen-presenting cells and naïve, regulatory and effector T cells and the cytokine and chemokine levels in tumor tissue. There was a profound difference in the extent and characteristics of intratumoral immune cell infiltrates in HNSCC patients based on their HPV status. In contrast to HPV-negative tumor tissues, HPV-positive tumor samples showed significantly higher numbers of infiltrating IFNγ
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