Influence of sex on survival rates of HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancers

The role of human papillomavirus (HPV) status for the prognosis of oropharyngeal cancers (OPCs) is discussed controversially. Here, we present an analysis of 144,969 head and neck cancer cases (ICD-10 codes: C00–C13) with a sub-cohort of 62,775 tumor cases of the oropharynx (C01, C09, and C10). To t...

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Veröffentlicht in:Frontiers in oncology 2022-08, Vol.12, p.917890-917890
Hauptverfasser: Preissner, Sally H., Nahles, Susanne, Preissner, Saskia, Heiland, Max, Koerdt, Steffen
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Zusammenfassung:The role of human papillomavirus (HPV) status for the prognosis of oropharyngeal cancers (OPCs) is discussed controversially. Here, we present an analysis of 144,969 head and neck cancer cases (ICD-10 codes: C00–C13) with a sub-cohort of 62,775 tumor cases of the oropharynx (C01, C09, and C10). To this end, de-identified data from electronic health records of about 60 healthcare organizations from 30 different countries were used. Odds ratios, hazard ratios (HRs), and Kaplan–Meier analyses were used to compare outcomes between different cancer entities of neoplasms of the base of the tongue (C01), of tonsils (C09), and of the oropharynx (C10) of women and men with and without HPV infection. To avoid the bias from different age distributions, the cohorts were balanced using propensity score matching. The 5-year survival rate for HPV-positive patients is somewhat better than that for HPV-negative patients, but for age- and sex-balanced cohorts, there remains no significant advantage for HPV-positive patients [HR, 1.126 (0.897–1.413)]. Looking at the different entities and HPV status for age-matched male and female patients separately, HPV is a significantly positive prognostic factor for female patients in some entities, whereas for male patients, it is only a positive prognostic factor for malignant neoplasms of oropharynx (C10) [HR, 1.077 (0.602–1.926)].
ISSN:2234-943X
2234-943X
DOI:10.3389/fonc.2022.917890