Prevalence and characteristics of HPV-driven oropharyngeal cancer in France

Haitham Mirghani, Carine Bellera, Jessy Delaye, Gilles Dolivet, Nicolas Fakhry, Alexandre Bozec, Renaud Garrel, Olivier Malard, Franck Jegoux, Philippe Maingon, Jérome Sarini, Georges Noel, Suzy Duflo, Stéphane Temam, Jean louis Lefebvre, Valérie Costes-Martineau

    Résultats de recherche: Contribution à un journalArticleRevue par des pairs

    33 Citations (Scopus)

    Résumé

    Background: France has one of the highest incidence of head and neck cancers in Europe. Despite this, the epidemiological impact of high-risk human papilloma virus (HR-HPV)remains poorly investigated. Methods: We prospective assessed the proportion of oropharyngeal cancers due to HR-HPV in 15 hospitals throughout France. HPV-status was determined by p16-immunohistochemistry, and by detection of HPV-DNA using in situ hybridization. Cancers were classified as HPV-driven if both p16-immunohistochemistry and HPV-DNA assays were positive. Demographical and clinical features were recorded. Results: 291 patients with palatine-tonsil or tongue-base cancers were recruited from March-2011 to July-2012. Of these, 43.1% of samples were p16-positive and 37.7% were positive for both p16 and HPV-DNA. Prognosis was significantly better in patients with HPV-driven cancers, with smoking negatively impacting patients’ oncological outcomes. Conclusion: In France, more than a third of tonsillar and tongue base cancers are HPV-driven. More research concerning the evolution of HPV-driven cancers over time is needed.

    langue originaleAnglais
    Pages (de - à)89-94
    Nombre de pages6
    journalCancer Epidemiology
    Volume61
    Les DOIs
    étatPublié - 1 août 2019

    Contient cette citation