Characterization of Human Papilloma Virus in Prostate Cancer Patients Undergoing Radical Prostatectomy-A Prospective Study of 140 Patients.
Tobias NellessenBenedikt EbnerNikolaos PyrgidisStephan LedderoseAlexander KretschmerJulian MarconDaniel TeupserDoris MayrValentina FaihsChristian G StiefLars E FrenchAnnika HerlemannMarkus ReinholzPublished in: Viruses (2023)
In our prospective study, we were not able to prove a clinically significant impact of HPV status on tumor characteristics in RP specimens. Most men with PCa had never heard of HPV, despite its proven causal association with other tumor entities.