Immunotherapy against cancer-related viruses

H Tashiro, MK Brenner - Cell research, 2017 - nature.com
Approximately 12% of all cancers worldwide are associated with viral infections. To date,
eight viruses have been shown to contribute to the development of human cancers …

The molecular mechanism of human papillomavirus-induced carcinogenesis in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

D Sano, N Oridate - International journal of clinical oncology, 2016 - Springer
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is the sixth most common cancer
worldwide. Recently, the incidence of oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) has increased markedly …

The prognostic role of sex, race, and human papillomavirus in oropharyngeal and nonoropharyngeal head and neck squamous cell cancer

C Fakhry, WH Westra, SJ Wang, A van Zante… - Cancer, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a well‐established prognostic marker for
oropharyngeal squamous cell cancer (OPSCC). Because of the limited numbers of women …

Increasing prevalence of human papillomavirus–positive oropharyngeal cancers among older adults

MJ Windon, G D'Souza, EM Rettig, WH Westra… - Cancer, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND The incidence of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) is
increasing among older adults. It is unknown whether these trends can be explained by …

[HTML][HTML] The current epidemic of HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer: An 18-year Danish population-based study with 2,169 patients

M Zamani, C Grønhøj, DH Jensen, AF Carlander… - European Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background The objectives of this study were to investigate the incidence of high-risk
genotypes of human papillomavirus (HPV) in tumours of patients with oropharyngeal …

Timing, number, and type of sexual partners associated with risk of oropharyngeal cancer

VE Drake, C Fakhry, MJ Windon, CM Stewart, L Akst… - Cancer, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Case‐control studies from the early 2000s demonstrated that human
papillomavirus–related oropharyngeal cancer (HPV‐OPC) is a distinct entity associated with …

Changes in unknown primary squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck at initial presentation in the era of human papillomavirus

K Motz, JR Qualliotine, E Rettig… - … –Head & Neck …, 2016 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The presence of human papillomavirus (HPV) in unknown primary squamous
cell carcinoma (UPSCC) of the head and neck at initial presentation focuses the …

The evolution of the epidemiological landscape of head and neck cancer in Italy: Is there evidence for an increase in the incidence of potentially HPV-related …

P Boscolo-Rizzo, M Zorzi, A Del Mistro, MC Da Mosto… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
The current study aimed to investigate the incidence and survival patterns of HNSCCs
arising from different anatomic sites, potentially related (the oropharynx) or unrelated (the …

Alcohol and tobacco increases risk of high risk HPV infection in head and neck cancer patients: Study from North-East Region of India

R Kumar, AK Rai, D Das, R Das, RS Kumar, A Sarma… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Human papilloma virus (HPV) associated Head and Neck Cancers (HNCs)
have generated significant amount of research interest in recent times. Due to high …

High-risk alphapapillomavirus oncogenes impair the homologous recombination pathway

NA Wallace, S Khanal, KL Robinson… - Journal of …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
Persistent high-risk genus human Alphapapillomavirus (HPV) infections cause nearly every
cervical carcinoma and a subset of tumors in the oropharyngeal tract. During the decades …