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ReviewJAMA oncology2023

Circulating Tumor HPV DNA for Surveillance of HPV-Positive Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Narrative Review.

Krystle A Lang Kuhs, J Chad Brenner, F Chris Holsinger, Eleni M Rettig

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Review in JAMA oncology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

33 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  9. Explore the role of ctHPVDNA kinetics during diagnosis and follow-up of HPV OPSCC.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026
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  12. NI-RADS in posttreatment head and neck cancer surveillance: a framework for standardized imaging with clinical impact.Cancer imaging : the official publication of the International Cancer Imaging Society · 2026
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  20. Toward a Next-Generation Liquid Biopsy for HPV+ HNSCC: Opportunities, Challenges, and the Road Ahead.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2025
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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

4 authors.

Krystle A Lang KuhsDepartment of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington.
J Chad BrennerDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
F Chris HolsingerDivision of Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California.
Eleni M RettigDivision of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.

Funding

Human Papillomavirus-Specific Biomarkers for the Prediction of Oropharyngeal Cancer RecurrenceK07CA218247 · NCI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI KUHS, KRYSTLE A. · 2018 to 2021
$594k
Circulating HPV DNA as a Prediagnostic Marker of Oropharyngeal CancerR21CA267152 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI FADEN, DANIEL, KUHS, KRYSTLE A. · 2022 to 2023
$431k
NCI NIH HHS K07 CA218247NCI NIH HHS R21 CA267152
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Importance: Human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma has an overall favorable prognosis, yet a subset of patients will experience devastating disease recurrence. Current surveillance standards for detection of recurrent disease are imperfect. There is growing interest in improving detection of recurrent disease through the use of plasma-based assays able to detect circulating tumor HPV DNA. Observations: Although most circulating tumor HPV DNA assays remain in the research domain, the circulating tumor tissue-modified viral HPV DNA assay became commercially available in the United States in early 2020 and has been increasingly used in the clinical setting. With the rapidly increasing incidence of HPV-positive oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma and concomitant expansion of biomarker capabilities for this disease, it is critical to reexamine current posttreatment surveillance practices and to determine whether emerging technologies may be used to improve outcomes for a growing survivor population. However, caution is advised; it is not yet known whether biomarker-based surveillance is truly beneficial, and as is true with any intervention, it has the capacity to cause harm. Conclusions and Relevance: Using Margaret Pepe's classic 5 phases of biomarker development for early detection of cancer as a framework, this article reviews the current state of knowledge, highlights existing knowledge gaps, and suggests research that should be prioritized to understand the association between biomarker-based surveillance and patient outcomes. Specific attention is paid to the commercially available tumor tissue-modified viral HPV DNA assay, given its increasing clinical use. This review may serve as a road map for future research and a guide for clinicians considering its adoption in practice. Enrollment of patients into clinical trials incorporating biomarker-based surveillance should be prioritized.

Indexed as

Head and Neck NeoplasmsOropharyngeal NeoplasmsPapillomavirus InfectionsBiomarkersDNA, ViralHumansNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPapillomaviridaeSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckBiomarkersDNA, Viral

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