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Bang HJ, Kim HJ, Lee SH, Shim HJ, Hwang JE, Bae WK, Chung IJ, Cho SH. Clinical prognostic factors to guide treatment strategy for HPV‑positive oropharyngeal cancer using treatment outcomes of induction chemotherapy: A real‑world experience. Oncol Lett 2024; 28:391. [PMID: 38966576 PMCID: PMC11223009 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2024.14524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2024] [Accepted: 05/02/2024] [Indexed: 07/06/2024] Open
Abstract
The role of induction chemotherapy (IC) in locally advanced oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) remains debatable, and suitable candidates for de-escalation treatment in these patients have not been fully identified. Therefore, the present study aimed to identify high-risk candidates for human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive OPC by analyzing patients who underwent IC followed by chemoradiotherapy (CRT) to guide optimal treatment strategies. Patients diagnosed with stage III-IVA OPC and treated with a minimum of two cycles of IC followed by CRT, between 2004 and 2020, were retrospectively reviewed. All the patients were restaged according to the American Joint Committee on Cancer, 8th edition. The overall response rate and survival outcomes associated with clinical factors based on HPV status were analyzed using univariate and multivariate analyses. The present study analyzed 105 patients with a median age of 60 years (range, 40-76 years). Among 105 patients, 40 (38.1%) were HPV-negative and 65 (61.9%) HPV-positive. In all patients, survival outcomes were notably poorer in patients aged ≥60 years (P=0.006) and those who did not achieve complete response post-CRT (P<0.001), irrespective of the HPV status. The median relative dose intensity of IC was ≥80%, indicating adequate treatment, regardless of age. In contrast to patients with HPV-negative OPC, age ≥60 years (P=0.011) and T4 stage (P=0.019) emerged as substantial poor prognostic factors for survival outcomes in patients with HPV-positive OPC. Patients with HPV-positive OPC were categorized into three groups based on the number of clinical factors at diagnosis (such as age and T4 stage). The progression-free and overall survival showed significant stratification across each group as the number of high-risk factors increased despite IC and CRT. The findings indicated that patients with these high-risk factors require a cautious therapeutic strategy even when they are diagnosed with HPV-positive OPC, and the role of combined modality, including IC, will need to be investigated in a randomized trial to be routinely incorporated into clinical practice.
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- Hyun Jin Bang
- Division of Hemato-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School and Hwasun Hospital, Hwasun, Jeollanam 58128, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Hemato-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School and Hwasun Hospital, Hwasun, Jeollanam 58128, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Hemato-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School and Hwasun Hospital, Hwasun, Jeollanam 58128, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Hemato-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School and Hwasun Hospital, Hwasun, Jeollanam 58128, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Hemato-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School and Hwasun Hospital, Hwasun, Jeollanam 58128, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Hemato-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School and Hwasun Hospital, Hwasun, Jeollanam 58128, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Hemato-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School and Hwasun Hospital, Hwasun, Jeollanam 58128, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Hemato-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School and Hwasun Hospital, Hwasun, Jeollanam 58128, Republic of Korea
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Guo Y, Nakashima T, Cho BC, Lim DWT, Yang MH, Lou PJ, Corry J, Lin JC, Zhu GP, Kim KH, Zhang B, Li Z, Hong RL, Ng JYS, Tan EM, Liu YP, Stylianou C, Spiteri C, Porceddu S. Clinical decision pathway and management of locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: A multidisciplinary consensus in Asia-Pacific. Oral Oncol 2024; 148:106657. [PMID: 38101313 DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2023.106657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2023] [Revised: 11/26/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To develop consensus on patient characteristics and disease-related factors considered in deciding treatment approaches for locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (LA-HNSCC) based on real-world treatment patterns in 4 territories in Asia-Pacific. METHODS A three-round modified Delphi involving a multidisciplinary panel of HN surgeons, medical oncologists, and radiation oncologists was used. Of 41 panelists recruited, responses of 26 from Australia, Japan, Singapore, and Taiwan were analyzed. All panelists had ≥five years' experience managing LA-HNSCC patients and treated ≥15 patients with LA-HNSCC annually. RESULTS All statements on definitions of LA-HNSCC, treatment intolerance and cisplatin dosing reached consensus. 4 of 7 statements on unresectability, 2 of 4 on adjuvant chemoradiotherapy, 7 of 13 on induction chemotherapy, 1 of 8 on absolute contraindications and 7 of 11 on relative contraindications to high-dose cisplatin did not reach consensus. In all territories except Taiwan, high-dose cisplatin was preferred in definitive and adjuvant settings for patients with no contraindications to cisplatin; weekly cisplatin (40 mg/m2) preferred for patients with relative contraindications to high-dose cisplatin. For Taiwan, the main treatment option was weekly cisplatin. For patients with absolute contraindications to cisplatin, carboplatin ± 5-fluorouracil or radiotherapy alone were preferred alternatives in both definitive and adjuvant settings. CONCLUSION This multidisciplinary consensus provides insights into management of LA-HNSCC in Asia-Pacific based on patient- and disease-related factors that guide selection of treatment modality and systemic treatment. Despite strong consensus on use of cisplatin-based regimens, areas of non-consensus showed that variability in practice exists where there is limited evidence.
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- Ye Guo
- Department of Oncology, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Cancer Center, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Oncology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department Radiation Oncology, Genesis Care St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Head Neck Oncology, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Beijing, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Oncology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- IQVIA Real-World Solutions Asia-Pacific, Singapore
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Victoria, Australia; Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Svajdova M, Dubinsky P, Kazda T, Jeremic B. Human Papillomavirus-Related Non-Metastatic Oropharyngeal Carcinoma: Current Local Treatment Options and Future Perspectives. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:5385. [PMID: 36358801 PMCID: PMC9658535 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14215385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Revised: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 08/26/2023] Open
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Over the last two decades, human papillomavirus (HPV) has caused a new pandemic of cancer in many urban areas across the world. The new entity, HPV-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC), has been at the center of scientific attention ever since, not only due to its distinct biological behavior, but also because of its significantly better prognosis than observed in its HPV-negative counterpart. The very good treatment outcomes of the disease after primary therapy (minimally-invasive surgery, radiation therapy with or without chemotherapy) resulted in the creation of a separate staging system, reflecting this excellent prognosis. A substantial proportion of newly diagnosed HPV-driven OPSCC is diagnosed in stage I or II, where long-term survival is observed worldwide. Deintensification of the primary therapeutic methods, aiming at a reduction of long-term toxicity in survivors, has emerged, and the quality of life of the patient after treatment has become a key-point in many clinical trials. Current treatment recommendations for the treatment of HPV-driven OPSCC do not differ significantly from HPV-negative OPSCC; however, the results of randomized trials are eagerly awaited and deemed necessary, in order to include deintensification into standard clinical practice.
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- Michaela Svajdova
- Department of Radiation and Clinical Oncology, General Hospital Rimavska Sobota, 979 01 Rimavska Sobota, Slovakia
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, East Slovakia Oncology Institute, 040 01 Kosice, Slovakia
- Faculty of Health, Catholic University Ruzomberok, 034 01 Ruzomberok, Slovakia
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- School of Medicine, University of Kragujevac, 340 00 Kragujevac, Serbia
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