Evidence map›Paper›PMID 35345347›Full record

ArticleAsian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP2022

Association of Human Papillomavirus and Epstein-Barr Virus Infection with Tonsil Cancer in Northeastern Thailand.

Chukkris Heawchaiyaphum, Tipaya Ekalaksananan, Natcha Patarapadungkit, Patravoot Vatanasapt, Chamsai Pientong

Open access · goldAbstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Review
  3. Article
  4. Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chukkris HeawchaiyaphumDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
Tipaya EkalaksanananDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
Natcha PatarapadungkitHPV & EBV and Carcinogenesis Research Group, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.ORCID 3730500123533
Patravoot VatanasaptHPV & EBV and Carcinogenesis Research Group, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.ORCID 0000-0001-6037-8994
Chamsai PientongDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
Khon Kaen University · TH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHuman papillomavirus (HPV) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) are associated with head and neck cancer, including tonsil cancer (TC) in the oropharyngeal area. Increasing incidence of HPV and EBV infection in different cancer tissues of oropharynx in both epithelial and lymphoid tissues, have been reported. However, little is known about association of these tumor viruses with TC in the Thai population. Here, we investigated the prevalence of HPV and EBV infection in different histology of TC and their association with TC from Thai patients.

methodsEighty-three exfoliated tonsil cells from non-cancer controls (NCC) and 65 formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded TC tissues (TC) that were histologically classified as tonsillar squamous-cell carcinoma (TSCC) or diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) were studied. Prevalence of HPV and EBV infection was determined by real-time PCR. HPV genotyping was performed by reverse line blot hybridization and HPV genome status was investigated by multiplex qPCR. Localization of EBV infection was determined by EBER in situ hybridization.

resultsInfection of HPV and EBV in TC cases was 16.9% and 30.8%, whereas in exfoliated tonsil cells was 1.2% and 66.3% respectively. HPV infection was significantly higher in TSCC (30.6%) than DLBCL samples (13.8%). HPV58 was commonly detected and presented as an integrated form in TSCC, whereas only episomal form was found in DLBCL. EBV infection was significantly higher in DLBCL (44.8%) than TSCC samples (19.4%), and detected in both lower than among exfoliated tonsil cell samples (66.3%). By EBER in situ hybridization in TSCC, EBV infection localized both in epithelial cells and infiltrating lymphocytes. The co-occurrence of HPV and EBV infection was 11.11% and 13.79% of TSCC and DLBCL, respectively, was associated with well-differentiated TSCC.

conclusionHPV and EBV infection was significantly involved in a specific TC tissue, and associated with a good clinical outcome in TSCC.

Indexed as

AlphapapillomavirusEpstein-Barr Virus InfectionsTonsillar NeoplasmsHerpesvirus 4, HumanHumansPapillomaviridaeThailanddiffuse large B cell lymphomaEpstein-Barr Virushuman papillomavirustonsillar squamous cell carcinoma

Identifiers

PMID35345347
PMCPMC9360956
OpenAlexW4220951771

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.