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Human papillomavirus-active head and neck cancer and ethnic health disparities.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives/hypothesis

Mortality for black males with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is twice that of white males or females. Human papillomavirus (HPV)-active HNSCC, defined by the concurrent presence of high-risk type HPV DNA and host cell p16(INK4a) expression, is associated with decreased mortality. We hypothesized that prevalence of this HPV-active disease class would be lower in black HNSCC patients compared to white patients.

Study design

Multi-institutional retrospective cohort analysis.

Methods

Real-time polymerase chain reaction was used to evaluate for high-risk HPV DNA presence. Immunohistochemistry for p16(INK4a) protein was used as a surrogate marker for HPV oncoprotein activity. Patients were classified as HPV-negative (HPV DNA-negative, p16(INK4a) low), HPV-inactive (HPV DNA-positive, p16(INK4a) low), and HPV-active (HPV DNA-positive, p16(INK4a) high). Overall survival and recurrence rates were compared by Fisher exact test and Kaplan-Meier analysis.

Results

There were 140 patients with HNSCC who met inclusion criteria. Self-reported ethnicity was white (115), black (25), and other (0). Amplifiable DNA was recovered from 102/140 patients. The presence of HPV DNA and the level of p16(INK4a) expression were determined, and the results were used to classify these patients as HPV-negative (44), HPV-inactive (33), and HPV-active (25). Patients with HPV-active HNSCC had improved overall 5-year survival (59.7%) compared to HPV-negative and HPV-inactive patients (16.9%) (P = .003). Black patients were less likely to have HPV-active disease (0%) compared to white patients (21%) (P = .017).

Conclusions

The favorable HPV-active disease class is less common in black than in white patients with HNSCC, which appears to partially explain observed ethnic health disparities.

SUBMITTER: Weinberger PM

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3051373 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Human papillomavirus-active head and neck cancer and ethnic health disparities.

Weinberger Paul M PM Merkley Mark A MA Khichi Sunny S SS Lee Jeffrey R JR Psyrri Amanda A Jackson Lana L LL Dynan William S WS

The Laryngoscope 20100801 8

<h4>Objectives/hypothesis</h4>Mortality for black males with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is twice that of white males or females. Human papillomavirus (HPV)-active HNSCC, defined by the concurrent presence of high-risk type HPV DNA and host cell p16(INK4a) expression, is associated with decreased mortality. We hypothesized that prevalence of this HPV-active disease class would be lower in black HNSCC patients compared to white patients.<h4>Study design</h4>Multi-institutional r ...[more]

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