ReviewCancers2020
HPV Involvement in the Tumor Microenvironment and Immune Treatment in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinomas.
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58 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 77 citations in OpenAlex.
- Advancements in immunotherapy for oropharyngeal cancer: Current landscape and future prospects.Biomedical papers of the Medical Faculty of the University Palacky, Olomouc, Czechoslovakia · 2026Pooled it
- PD-L1 immunohistochemical expression considering HPV status in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma.Brazilian oral research · 2024Pooled it
- Long-term Survival and Molecular Biomarker Evaluation of a Phase II Cetuximab and Nivolumab Clinical Trial in Recurrent/Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2026Trial
- Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: current and emerging therapeutic strategies.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026Review
- Understanding the Lymph Node Microenvironment in Metastatic and Non-Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Systematic Review.Journal of personalized medicine · 2026Review
- Different Pattern of Treatment Failure After Chemoradiation Between p16+ and p16- Patients Affected by Oropharyngeal Carcinoma.Head & neck · 2026Article
- Driving progress in recurrent and metastatic head and neck cancer: the NRG Oncology perspective.Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 2026Review
- Targeting metabolic reprogramming in HPV-associated oral squamous cell carcinoma: current advances, challenges, and clinical prospects.Journal of molecular histology · 2026Review
- Redefining oropharyngeal cancer in the HPV era: integrating precision medicine and immunotherapeutic frontiers.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026Review
- A highly resolved integrated single-cell atlas of HPV-negative head and neck cancer.Communications medicine · 2026Article
- How Oncovirus Affects Drug Resistance in Cancer Cells.Recent patents on anti-cancer drug discovery · 2026Review
- Foslip-Mediated Photodynamic Treatment Reprograms Macrophages Phenotype in Tri-Culture Head and Neck Cancer Spheroids.International journal of nanomedicine · 2026Article
- Molecular heterogeneity of HPV-associated cancers and strategies to overcome treatment resistance.Cancer heterogeneity and plasticity · 2026Article
- Human Papillomavirus: Possible Mechanisms of Damage in Sinonasal Inverted Papilloma.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- From inflammation to invasion: neutrophils in cervical cancer pathogenesis.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Review
- The immune microenvironment of pathogen-associated cancers and current clinical therapeutics.Molecular cancer · 2025Review
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- Human papilloma virus infection drives unique metabolic and immune profiles in head and neck and cervical cancers: implications for targeted therapies and prognostic markers.Discover oncology · 2025Article
- Immunological Landscape of Non-Melanoma Skin Neoplasms: Role of CTLA4+IFN-γ+ Lymphocytes in Tumor Microenvironment Suppression.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- The Role of Macrophages in Various Types of Tumors and the Possibility of Their Use as Targets for Antitumor Therapy.Cancers · 2025Review
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9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC) are one of the most prevalent cancers worldwide. Active human papillomavirus (HPV) infection has been identified as an important additional risk factor and seems to be associated with a better prognosis in non-drinker and non-smoker young patients with oropharyngeal SCC. The better response of the immune system against the HPV-induced HNSCC is suspected as a potential explanation for the better prognosis of young patients. To further assess this hypothesis, our review aims to shed light the current knowledge about the impact of HPV infection on the immune response in the context of HNSCC, focusing on the innate immune system, particularly highlighting the role of macrophages, Langerhans and myeloid cells, and on the adaptative immune system, pointing out the involvement of T regulatory, T CD8 and T CD4 lymphocytes. In addition, we also review the preventive (HPV vaccines) and therapeutic (checkpoint inhibitors) strategies against HPV-related HNSCC, stressing the use of anti-CTLA4, PD-L1, PD-L2 antibodies alone and in combination with other agents able to modulate immune responses.
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