The Prognostic and Predictive Effects of Human Papillomavirus Status in Hypopharyngeal Carcinoma: Population-Based Study.

Shi-Ping Yang Xiang-Ying Lin Min Hu Cheng-Fu Cai

Published in: JMIR public health and surveillance (2022)

Approximately one-quarter of HSCC may be HPV-related, and HPV-positive HSCC is associated with improved survival outcomes. Furthermore, additional chemotherapy appears to be not related to a survival benefit in patients with HPV-positive tumors who received primary radiotherapy.

Keyphrases

high grade
locally advanced
early stage
radiation therapy
squamous cell carcinoma
radiation induced