ReviewOncogene2025
Virus-mediated immunosuppression in head and neck cancer.
Review in Oncogene, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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4 citing papers in PubMed.
- Systems Analysis of miRNA-Mediated Host Regulatory Response in HPV-Associated Cervical Malignancy.Computational and structural biotechnology journal · 2026Article
- Advanced nanotechnology in enhancing immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) for head and neck cancer therapy.Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2025Review
- Targeting archetypes of viral-driven cancers with immunotherapy: a perspective on immunogenicity within the tumor microenvironment.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Review
- Case Report: Ramsay Hunt syndrome with simultaneous bilateral vestibular dysfunction as the initial manifestation in a patient with a history of breast cancer.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Head and neck cancer is the seventh most common cancer worldwide and its development is associated with viral infection. Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the major cause of oropharyngeal cancer and encodes three known oncoproteins, E5, E6, and E7. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), which is the causative agent of most nasopharyngeal carcinoma, also employs several immunosuppressive mechanisms that contribute to the development of the disease. In this review, we synthesize and discuss several mechanisms used by these viruses to evade and escape the host immune system. In particular, we focus on the evasive tactics of HPV E5 which, we argue, is critical to establishing persistent infection and the development and progression of carcinomas. Importantly the mechanisms by which these viruses suppress immune responses may also play a key role in resistance to checkpoint blockade immunotherapies and thus impact patient outcomes.
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