Prognostic implications of human papillomavirus status and p16 expression in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma

Yingying Zhu, Xin Xia, Neil Gross, Kristina R. Dahlstrom, Liming Gao, Zhiyong Liang, Zhiqiang Gao, Peng Wei, Chuan Liu, Guojun Li, Yuncheng Li, Xingming Chen

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Abstract

Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate significance of HPV16 DNA/p16 for survival of patients with laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC). Methods: HPV16 DNA and p16 status in 812 LSCC patients were determined. The survival was performed using Kaplan-Meier estimates and Cox model. Results: Compared with HPV negativity, adjusted HRs for HPV16 positivity were 0.57, 95% CI, 0.38 to 0.87; 0.60, 0.40 to 0.88; and 0.65, 0.46 to 0.94 for disease-specific survival (DSS), recurrence-free survival (RFS), and overall survival (OS), respectively. Additionally, for p16 expression, aHRs were 0.68, 95% CI, 0.48 to 0.96; 0.72, 0.52 to 0.98; and 0.73, 0.54 to 0.99 for DSS, RFS, and OS, respectively. Finally, for combined analysis, patients with both HPV16-positivity/p16-positivity had much better prognosis than those with either negativity. Such above survivals are more significantly better in never smokers. Conclusion: Our findings suggest that HPV16/p16 may affect survival outcomes of LSCC patients, particularly in never smokers.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)4151-4163
Number of pages13
JournalHead and Neck
Volume41
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1 2019

Keywords

  • human papillomavirus
  • laryngeal neoplasms
  • p16
  • prognosis
  • squamous cell carcinoma

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Otorhinolaryngology

MD Anderson CCSG core facilities

  • Biostatistics Resource Group

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