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ArticleAJNR. American journal of neuroradiology2024

Preliminary Results from Retrospective Correlation of Circulating Tumor DNA (ct-DNA) with Imaging for HPV-Positive Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

Amit Agarwal, Alok Bhatt, Samip Patel, Girish Bathla, John Murray, Patricia Rhyner

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Article in AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Circulating tumor HPV DNA versus PET-CT for surveillance in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.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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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Amit AgarwalFrom the Department of Radiology (A.A., A.B., J.M., P.R.). Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida agarwal.amit@mayo.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-9139-8007
Alok BhattFrom the Department of Radiology (A.A., A.B., J.M., P.R.). Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida.ORCID 0000-0003-3400-7123
Samip PatelDepartment of Otolaryngology (S.P.), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida.
Girish BathlaDepartment of Radiology (G.B.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.ORCID 0000-0003-3170-242X
John MurrayFrom the Department of Radiology (A.A., A.B., J.M., P.R.). Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida.ORCID 0000-0002-1951-5608
Patricia RhynerFrom the Department of Radiology (A.A., A.B., J.M., P.R.). Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The role of molecular markers is increasingly being recognized for head and neck tumors, ranging from benign lesions like paragangliomas to malignancies like squamous cell carcinomas. Multiple studies have recently validated blood tests for circulating tumor tissue-modified viral human papillomavirus DNA (HPV ct-DNA) for posttreatment surveillance of HPV-driven oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas. This technology quantifies fragments of circulating DNA that are shed into the blood stream with very high (>95%) positive and negative predictive values and are also highly sensitive in distinguishing tumor HPV-DNA from a noncancerous source. This study has a cohort of 34 patients with HPV-driven oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas, having at least 3 sequential imaging studies and ct-DNA values. The study showed a strong positive correlation between the imaging findings and the ct-DNA level in recurrent HPV-positive oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas. Findings also include the 100% negative predictive value of HPV ct-DNA tests to rule out tumor recurrence. At our institution, we are now routinely performing the ct-DNA assay for surveillance of treated HPV oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas. Correlation among clinical, radiologic, and biomarker findings are now part of routine discussions during the multidisciplinary tumor boards.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, Squamous CellCirculating Tumor DNAOropharyngeal NeoplasmsPapillomavirus InfectionsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkers, TumorDNA, ViralFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesTomography, X-Ray ComputedBiomarkers, TumorCirculating Tumor DNADNA, Viral

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PMID38471786
PMCPMC11383412

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