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ArticleJournal of translational medicine2020

Estrogen receptor α as a predictive biomarker for survival in human papillomavirus-positive oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma.

Soohyeon Kwon, Soon-Hyun Ahn, Woo-Jin Jeong, Young Ho Jung, Yun Jung Bae, Jin Ho Paik, Jin-Haeng Chung, Hyojin Kim

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Article in Journal of translational medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Soohyeon KwonDepartment of Pathology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Gumi-ro 173-Beon-gil 82, Bundang-gu, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, 13620, Republic of Korea.
Soon-Hyun AhnDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Woo-Jin JeongDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea.
Young Ho JungDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea.
Yun Jung BaeDepartment of Radiology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea.
Jin Ho PaikDepartment of Pathology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Gumi-ro 173-Beon-gil 82, Bundang-gu, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, 13620, Republic of Korea.
Jin-Haeng ChungDepartment of Pathology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Gumi-ro 173-Beon-gil 82, Bundang-gu, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, 13620, Republic of Korea.
Hyojin KimDepartment of Pathology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Gumi-ro 173-Beon-gil 82, Bundang-gu, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, 13620, Republic of Korea. hyojinkim7137@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0001-9201-8328
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital · KRSeoul National University Hospital · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAlthough oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) with human papillomavirus (HPV) infection has a good prognosis, the accurate prediction of survival and risk of treatment failure is essential to design deintensification regimens. Here, we investigated estrogen receptor α (ERα) as a prognostic biomarker with therapeutic implications in OPSCC alongside factors associated with HPV infection.

methodsWe performed immunohistochemistry for ERα and p53 using formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues and assessed the HPV status using p16 immunohistochemistry and HPV DNA testing in 113 consecutive patients with OPSCC treated with surgical resection or radiotherapy/chemoradiotherapy.

resultsERα expression and p53 alteration was observed in 35.4% and 21.2% OPSCCs; 45.6% and 1.3% p16+/HPV+ OPSCCs; and 11.5% and 76.9% p16- OPSCCs, respectively. These data suggest that OPSCC pathogenesis varies with HPV status. Furthermore, ERα expression was associated with improved overall survival (OS) in both HPV+ (p16+/HPV+ OPSCC) and p16+ (p16+ OPSCC irrespective of HPV status) models (p = 0.005 and p = 0.006, respectively) and with improved OS adjusted for stage (p = 0.037, hazard ratio: 0.109, 95% confidence interval 0.013-0.871) in the p16+ model.

conclusionsERα is a potential predictive biomarker for improved survival in both HPV+ and p16+ OPSCC models.

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AlphapapillomavirusCarcinoma, Squamous CellEstrogen Receptor alphaHead and Neck NeoplasmsOropharyngeal NeoplasmsPapillomavirus InfectionsBiomarkersHumansPrognosisSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckBiomarkersESR1 protein, humanEstrogen Receptor alphaBiomarkerEstrogen receptor αHuman papillomavirusOropharynxPrognosisSquamous cell carcinoma

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