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ArticleStrahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al]2020

Prognostic value of a 15-gene hypoxia classifier in oropharyngeal cancer treated with accelerated chemoradiotherapy.

Sarah Deschuymer, Brita Singers Sørensen, Rüveyda Dok, Annouschka Laenen, Esther Hauben, Jens Overgaard, Sandra Nuyts

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Article in Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al], 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Sarah DeschuymerDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University Hospitals Leuven, KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2271-6566
Brita Singers SørensenDepartment of Experimental Clinical Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3955-4735
Rüveyda DokLaboratory of Experimental Radiotherapy, Department of Oncology, KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5456-814X
Annouschka LaenenLeuven Biostatistics and Statistical Bioinformatics Center, University Hospitals Leuven, KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1371-442X
Esther HaubenDepartment of Imaging and Pathology, University Hospitals Leuven, KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8688-9231
Jens OvergaardDepartment of Experimental Clinical Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0814-8179
Sandra NuytsDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University Hospitals Leuven, KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium. Sandra.nuyts@uzleuven.be.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5540-4796
KU Leuven · BEAarhus University Hospital · DK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeA 15-gene hypoxia classifier has been developed and validated as a predictive factor for patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma treated with radiotherapy and nimorazole. This paper aimed to investigate the role of this hypoxia classifier as a prognostic factor for patients with oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) treated with accelerated chemoradiotherapy.

methodsP16 and 15-gene hypoxia classifier status, categorising tumours as more or less hypoxic, were determined for 136 OPC patients. Locoregional recurrence rate (LRR) and overall survival (OS) were estimated with cumulative incidence function and Kaplan-Meier method, respectively, stratified according to p16 and hypoxia status.

resultsP16-positive patients (34.6%) had significantly better LRR and OS than p16-negative patients. The 5‑year LRR of patients with more hypoxic OPC was similar to those with less hypoxic OPC in the overall patient population (27.3% versus 25.1%; p = 0.98; HR = 1.01 [CI95% 0.47;2.17]) and in the p16-negative OPC (36.4% versus 30.1%; p = 0.70; HR = 1.17 [CI95% 0.53;2.56]). No significant OS differences could be observed in neither p16-negative nor p16-positive subgroup with a 5-year OS for p16-negative more hypoxic OPC of 44.2% versus 49.0% in the less hypoxic OPC (p = 0.92; HR 0.97 [CI95% 0.51;1.84]).

conclusionNo significant outcome differences were observed between more or less hypoxic tumours, as determined by the 15-gene hypoxia classifier. These results suggest that the 15-gene hypoxia classifier may not have prognostic value in an OPC patient cohort treated with accelerated chemoradiotherapy.

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ChemoradiotherapyDiffusion Magnetic Resonance ImagingGenes, p16AdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Agents, AlkylatingAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalCarcinoma, Squamous CellCell HypoxiaCetuximabCisplatinFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGene Expression ProfilingHumansAntineoplastic Agents, AlkylatingAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalCetuximabCisplatinOxygenAccelerated radiotherapyBiomarkerChemoradiotherapyHypoxia gene classifierOropharyngeal cancer

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