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Jain PV, Mallick I, Manikantan K, Chatterjee S, Arun I, Roy P, Zameer L, Arun P. Prognostic triad: a novel method for decision-making for adjuvant treatment in stage I-II oral squamous cell carcinoma. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2024:S0901-5027(24)00215-7. [PMID: 39003151 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2024.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Revised: 06/21/2024] [Accepted: 07/01/2024] [Indexed: 07/15/2024]
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This study proposes a scoring system for adjuvant irradiation for stage I/II oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Derivation cohort (119 patients, operated between 2011 and 2014) and a validation cohort (204 patients, operated between 2016 and 2019) were included. In derivation cohort, on univariate analysis, tumor size >2 cm [3-year Disease Free Survival (DFS) 72.5% vs 95.6%, P = 0.039], lymphovascular invasion (58.3% vs 83.6%, P = 0.024), perineural invasion (75% vs 85.6%, P = 0.013), and depth of invasion ≥0.5 cm (73.8% vs 97.5%, P = 0.017) predicted 3-year DFS. Tongue lesions and poor differentiation were added as poor prognosticators based on previously published reports. Patients were grouped as low risk (<3 risk factors) and high risk (≥3 risk factors), with only high-risk group receiving adjuvant irradiation in validation cohort. Overall, 47/119 (39.5%) patients in the derivation cohort and 50/204 (24.5%) patients in validation cohort received adjuvant irradiation. In derivation cohort, 3-year DFS was 93% and 72.5% in the low and high-risk group, respectively. 3-year DFS was 90.7% and 85.8% in the low and high-risk group, respectively for validation cohort. The proposed scoring system reduced the use of adjuvant irradiation by 38%, with similar DFS.
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- P V Jain
- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Tata Medical Centre, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Medical Centre, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Tata Medical Centre, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Medical Centre, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
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- Department of Pathology, Tata Medical Centre, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
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- Department of Pathology, Tata Medical Centre, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
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- Department of Pathology, Tata Medical Centre, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Tata Medical Centre, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
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Navarro Cuéllar I, Espías Alonso S, Alijo Serrano F, Herrera Herrera I, Zamorano León JJ, Del Castillo Pardo de Vera JL, López López AM, Maza Muela C, Arenas de Frutos G, Ochandiano Caicoya S, Tousidonis Rial M, García Sevilla A, Antúnez-Conde R, Cebrián Carretero JL, García-Hidalgo Alonso MI, Salmerón Escobar JI, Burgueño García M, Navarro Vila C, Navarro Cuéllar C. Depth of Invasion: Influence of the Latest TNM Classification on the Prognosis of Clinical Early Stages of Oral Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Its Association with Other Histological Risk Factors. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:4882. [PMID: 37835576 PMCID: PMC10571553 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15194882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2023] [Revised: 09/17/2023] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC), in its 8th edition, introduces modifications to the previous TNM classification, incorporating tumour depth of invasion (DOI). The aim of this research is to analyse the prognosis (in terms of disease-free survival and overall survival) of clinical early stage (I and II) squamous cell carcinomas of the oral tongue according to the DOI levels established by the AJCC in its latest TNM classification to assess changes to the T category and global staging system and to evaluate the association between DOI and other histological risk factors. METHODS A retrospective longitudinal observational study of a series of cases was designed. All patients were treated with upfront surgery at our institution between 2010 and 2019. The variables of interest were defined and classified into four groups: demographic, clinical, histological and evolutive control. Univariate and multivariate analyses were carried out and survival functions were calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method. Statistical significance was established for p values below 0.05. RESULTS Sixty-one patients were included. The average follow-up time was 47.42 months. Fifteen patients presented a loco-regional relapse (24.59%) and five developed distant disease (8.19%). Twelve patients died (19.67%). Statistically significant differences were observed, with respect to disease-free survival (p = 0.043), but not with respect to overall survival (p = 0.139). A total of 49.1% of the sample upstaged their T category and 29.5% underwent modifications of their global stage. The analysis of the relationship between DOI with other histological variables showed a significant association with the presence of pathological cervical nodes (p = 0.012), perineural invasion (p = 0.004) and tumour differentiation grade (p = 0.034). Multivariate analysis showed association between depth of invasion and perineural invasion. CONCLUSIONS Depth of invasion is a histological risk factor in early clinical stages of oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma. Depth of invasion impacts negatively on patient prognosis, is capable per se of modifying the T category and the global tumour staging, and is associated with the presence of cervical metastatic disease, perineural invasion and tumoural differentiation grade.
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- Ignacio Navarro Cuéllar
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, 28007 Madrid, Spain; (I.N.C.); (A.M.L.L.); (C.M.M.); (G.A.d.F.); (S.O.C.); (M.T.R.); (A.G.S.); (J.I.S.E.); (C.N.V.); (C.N.C.)
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- Radiology Department, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, 28007 Madrid, Spain;
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- Public Health and Maternal & Child Health Department, School of Medicine, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain;
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- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, 28007 Madrid, Spain; (I.N.C.); (A.M.L.L.); (C.M.M.); (G.A.d.F.); (S.O.C.); (M.T.R.); (A.G.S.); (J.I.S.E.); (C.N.V.); (C.N.C.)
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- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, 28007 Madrid, Spain; (I.N.C.); (A.M.L.L.); (C.M.M.); (G.A.d.F.); (S.O.C.); (M.T.R.); (A.G.S.); (J.I.S.E.); (C.N.V.); (C.N.C.)
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- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, 28007 Madrid, Spain; (I.N.C.); (A.M.L.L.); (C.M.M.); (G.A.d.F.); (S.O.C.); (M.T.R.); (A.G.S.); (J.I.S.E.); (C.N.V.); (C.N.C.)
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- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, 28007 Madrid, Spain; (I.N.C.); (A.M.L.L.); (C.M.M.); (G.A.d.F.); (S.O.C.); (M.T.R.); (A.G.S.); (J.I.S.E.); (C.N.V.); (C.N.C.)
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- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, 28007 Madrid, Spain; (I.N.C.); (A.M.L.L.); (C.M.M.); (G.A.d.F.); (S.O.C.); (M.T.R.); (A.G.S.); (J.I.S.E.); (C.N.V.); (C.N.C.)
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- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, 28007 Madrid, Spain; (I.N.C.); (A.M.L.L.); (C.M.M.); (G.A.d.F.); (S.O.C.); (M.T.R.); (A.G.S.); (J.I.S.E.); (C.N.V.); (C.N.C.)
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- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Hospital Universitario Ruber Juan Bravo, 28006 Madrid, Spain;
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- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Hospital Universitario La Paz, 28046 Madrid, Spain; (J.L.C.C.); (M.B.G.)
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- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, 28007 Madrid, Spain; (I.N.C.); (A.M.L.L.); (C.M.M.); (G.A.d.F.); (S.O.C.); (M.T.R.); (A.G.S.); (J.I.S.E.); (C.N.V.); (C.N.C.)
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- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Hospital Universitario La Paz, 28046 Madrid, Spain; (J.L.C.C.); (M.B.G.)
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- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, 28007 Madrid, Spain; (I.N.C.); (A.M.L.L.); (C.M.M.); (G.A.d.F.); (S.O.C.); (M.T.R.); (A.G.S.); (J.I.S.E.); (C.N.V.); (C.N.C.)
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- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, 28007 Madrid, Spain; (I.N.C.); (A.M.L.L.); (C.M.M.); (G.A.d.F.); (S.O.C.); (M.T.R.); (A.G.S.); (J.I.S.E.); (C.N.V.); (C.N.C.)
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van Munster MH, de Bree R, Breimer GE, Van Cann EM. Surgical margins in the resection of oral squamous cell carcinoma under local versus general anesthesia. Oral Oncol 2022; 125:105724. [DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2022.105724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2021] [Revised: 12/13/2021] [Accepted: 01/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Is There Still a Place for Brachytherapy in the Modern Treatment of Early-Stage Oral Cancer? Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14010222. [PMID: 35008386 PMCID: PMC8750481 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14010222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2021] [Revised: 12/30/2021] [Accepted: 01/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Brachytherapy involves the direct application of radioactive sources to the tumour. This technique is characterised by a delivery of high dose of radiation to the target volume and simultaneous sparring of healthy tissues. Historically, low-dose-rate brachytherapy played an important role in the treatment of early-stage oral cancer, with treatment outcomes that were comparable to surgery. Interest in brachytherapy as a primary treatment for oral cancer has declined in recent years due to the emergence of better surgical techniques, to advances in external beam radiotherapy, and to concerns regarding toxicity of modern high-dose-rate brachytherapy. At present, the main indications for brachytherapy are in the postoperative setting due to the superior dose conformity and better quality of life offered by brachytherapy compared to external beam radiation therapy. Postoperative brachytherapy can be administered as a monotherapy in early-stage tumours (T1N0) and in combination with elective neck dissection or EBRT to treat larger or deeper tumours. Brachytherapy yields excellent results for lip carcinoma in older patients and in tumours with unfavourable localisations. Brachytherapy is an effective salvage therapy for local recurrences in previously-irradiated areas. Abstract Brachytherapy (BT) involves the direct application of radioactive sources to the tumour. This technique is characterised by a steep dose gradient, the delivery of high-dose radiation to the target volume centre, and the sparing of surrounding healthy tissues. Low-dose-rate (LDR) BT and manual afterloading played an important role in the treatment of early-stage oral cancer, with treatment outcomes that were comparable to surgery. Interest in BT as a primary treatment for oral cancer has declined in recent years due to the emergence of better surgical techniques, the switch from LDR BT to high-dose-rate (HDR) BT (which has a higher risk of complications), and to advances in external beam radiotherapy (EBRT). At present, the main indications for BT are in the postoperative setting due to the superior dose conformity and better quality of life offered by BT versus EBRT. Postoperative BT can be administered as monotherapy in early-stage (T1N0) cancers and in combination with elective neck dissection or EBRT to treat larger or deeper tumours. BT yields excellent results for lip carcinoma in older patients and in tumours with unfavourable localisations. BT is an effective salvage therapy for local recurrences in previously-irradiated areas. Despite its many advantages, brachytherapy is a complex treatment requiring meticulous technique and close cooperation between the radiation oncologist, physicist, and surgeon.
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Ribeiro IP, Esteves L, Santos A, Barroso L, Marques F, Caramelo F, Melo JB, Carreira IM. A seven-gene signature to predict the prognosis of oral squamous cell carcinoma. Oncogene 2021; 40:3859-3869. [PMID: 33972685 DOI: 10.1038/s41388-021-01806-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2020] [Revised: 03/31/2021] [Accepted: 04/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The prognosis of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) patients remains poor without implemented biomarkers in the clinical routine practice to help in the patient's management. With this study we aimed to identify specific prognostic biomarkers for OSCC using a whole genome technology as well as to verify the clinical utility of a head and neck cancer-specific multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) panel. A genomic characterization of tumor samples from 62 OSCC patients was performed using array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) and a more straightforward and cost-effective molecular technology, MLPA. The identification of a genomic signature and prognosis biomarkers was carried out by applying several statistical methods. With aCGH we observed that the chromosomes most commonly altered were 3p, 3q, 5q, 6p, 7q, 8p, 8q, 11q, 15q, 17q, and 18q. The MLPA results showed that the chromosomes with a higher frequency of alterations were 3p, 3q, 8p, 8q, and 11q. We identified a genomic signature with seven genes OCLN (3p21.31), CLDN16 (3q29), SCRIB (3q29), IKBKB (3q22.3), PAK2 (8q22.3), PIK3CB (3q28), and YWHAZ (8q24.3) that together allow to differentiate the patients that developed metastases or relapses after primary tumor treatment, with an overall accuracy of 79%. Amplification of PIK3CB as a predictor of metastases or relapses development was validated using TCGA data. This amplified gene showed a reduction in more than 5 years in the median survival of the patients. The identified biomarkers might have a significant impact in the patients' management and could leverage the OSCC precision medicine.
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- Ilda Patrícia Ribeiro
- University of Coimbra, Cytogenetics and Genomics Laboratory, Institute of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Coimbra, Portugal.,University of Coimbra, Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR) and Center of Investigation on Environment Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), Faculty of Medicine, Coimbra, Portugal.,University of Coimbra, Center for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology (CIBB), Coimbra, Portugal.,Clinical Academic Center of Coimbra (CACC), Coimbra, Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, Cytogenetics and Genomics Laboratory, Institute of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Coimbra, Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, Cytogenetics and Genomics Laboratory, Institute of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Coimbra Hospital and University Centre (CHUC), EPE, Coimbra, Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR) and Center of Investigation on Environment Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), Faculty of Medicine, Coimbra, Portugal.,Clinical Academic Center of Coimbra (CACC), Coimbra, Portugal.,Department of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.,Stomatology Unit, Coimbra Hospital and University Centre (CHUC), EPE, Coimbra, Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR) and Center of Investigation on Environment Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), Faculty of Medicine, Coimbra, Portugal.,University of Coimbra, Laboratory of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, iCBR-Faculty of Medicine, Coimbra, Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, Cytogenetics and Genomics Laboratory, Institute of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Coimbra, Portugal.,University of Coimbra, Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR) and Center of Investigation on Environment Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), Faculty of Medicine, Coimbra, Portugal.,University of Coimbra, Center for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology (CIBB), Coimbra, Portugal.,Clinical Academic Center of Coimbra (CACC), Coimbra, Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, Cytogenetics and Genomics Laboratory, Institute of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Coimbra, Portugal. .,University of Coimbra, Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR) and Center of Investigation on Environment Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), Faculty of Medicine, Coimbra, Portugal. .,University of Coimbra, Center for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology (CIBB), Coimbra, Portugal. .,Clinical Academic Center of Coimbra (CACC), Coimbra, Portugal.
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Oral tumour causing airway obstruction with stridor: Situation guided team management. Oral Oncol 2021; 119:105247. [PMID: 33678530 DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2021.105247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2021] [Revised: 02/08/2021] [Accepted: 02/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of Salivary Biochemical Markers in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Diagnostics (Basel) 2020; 10:diagnostics10100818. [PMID: 33066436 PMCID: PMC7602212 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics10100818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2020] [Revised: 10/08/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The purpose of the work is a comprehensive assessment of biochemical saliva markers for the diagnosis and prognosis of oral cancer. The group of patients included 68 patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma, 50 with non-cancerous diseases of the oral cavity, and 114 healthy volunteers. Before the start of treatment, 23 biochemical parameters of saliva were determined. Participants were monitored for six years to assess survival rates. The statistical analysis was performed by means of Statistica 10.0 and R package. A complex of metabolic changes occurring in saliva in oral cancer is described. It was shown that none of the studied parameters could be used to diagnose oral cancer in an independent variant; the use of combinations of parameters is more informative. The high prognostic value of the content of malondialdehyde (MDA) and the Na/K-ratio in saliva before treatment was established. Thus, the content of MDA ˂ 7.34 nmol/mL and the Na/K-ratio > 1.09 c.u. is a prognostically unfavorable factor (HR = 7.88, 95% CI 1.10-54.62, p = 0.01876), which may be useful for optimizing the treatment of patients with oral cancer. It has been shown that saliva has great potential for the development of diagnostic and prognostic tests for oral cancer.
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