ReviewMedicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)2022
Updates on Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)-Associated Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: Emphasis on the Latent Gene Products of EBV.
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- The ubiquitin-proteasome system is an important driver of EBV-associated nasopharyngeal carcinoma progression: a meta-analysis of transcriptomic data.Scientific reports · 2026Pooled it
- CRISPR-Engineered CAR-T Cell Therapy for Epstein-Barr Virus-Associated Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: A Review of Emerging Therapeutic Prospects.Reviews in medical virology · 2026Review
- Preliminary Findings on the Predictive Value of Hematologic Inflammatory Indices for Survival in Treatment-Naïve Non-Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Dynamic Association Between Health Literacy and Fear of Progression Among Nasopharyngeal Cancer Survivors During the Post‑treatment Survivorship Period: A Multicenter Exploratory Longitudinal Study.Patient preference and adherence · 2026Article
- Prognostic factors and treatment outcomes in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients with liver metastasis.American journal of translational research · 2026Article
- Novel Therapeutic Development for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2025Review
- Prognostic implications of EBER and EBV DNA combinations in nasopharyngeal carcinoma in endemic areas.BMC oral health · 2025Observational
- Clinical and survival differences between second primary and first primary nasopharyngeal carcinoma in a retrospective study.Discover oncology · 2025Article
- A Simultaneous Presentation of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma and Latent Cervical Tuberculosis: Insights into a Complex Case.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Exploring the prognostic value of EBV DNA in advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated with chemoradiotherapy using AI-based modeling.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Article
- Chronic Viral Reactivation and Associated Host Immune Response and Clinical Outcomes in Acute COVID-19 and Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024Article
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- Diagnostic Value ofDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is an uncommon type of malignancy/cancer worldwide. However, NPC is an endemic disease in southeast Asia and southern China and the reasons behind the underlying for such changes are unclear. Even though the Epstein-Barr infection (EBV) has been suggested as an important reason for undistinguishable NPC, the EBV itself is not adequate to source this type of cancer. The risk factors, for example, genetic susceptibility, and environmental factors might be associated with EBV to undertake a part in the NPC carcinogenesis. Normal healthy people have a memory B cell pool where the EBV persists, and any disturbance of this connection leads to virus-associated B cell malignancies. Less is known about the relationship between EBV and epithelial cell tumors, especially the EBV-associated nasopharyngeal carcinoma (EBVaNPC) and EBV-associated gastric carcinoma (EBVaGC). Currently, it is believed that premalignant genetic changes in epithelial cells contribute to the aberrant establishment of viral latency in these tumors. The early and late phases of NPC patients' survival rates vary significantly. The presence of EBV in all tumor cells presents prospects for the development of innovative therapeutic and diagnostic techniques, despite the fact that the virus's exact involvement in the carcinogenic process is presently not very well known. EBV research continues to shed light on the carcinogenic process, which is important for a more comprehensive knowledge of tumor etiology and the development of targeted cancer therapeutics. In order to screen for NPC, EBV-related biomarkers have been widely used in a few high-incidence locations because of their close associations with the risks of NPC. The current review highlights the scientific importance of EBV and its possible association with NPC.
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