BACKGROUND: The presence of human papillomavirus (HPV)-specific antibodies in patients with head and neck cancer at enrollment has prognostic significance. In cervical carcinoma patients, the decrease of HPV E6/E7-specific antibodies appears to be associated with a better prognosis. METHODS: This prospective study with follow-up focused on the persistence and prognostic value of antibodies specific for HR HPV-derived VLPs and HPV16 E6/E7 oncoproteins in patients with oropharyngeal cancers. In this study, we analyzed sera of 93 patients taken a year after the end of treatment and sera from 58 of these patients taken up to 14 years after treatment. RESULTS: The level of HPV-specific antibodies decreased on the 1-year follow-up and the decrease during the long follow-up was statistically significant. For HPV16 E7 antibodies the decrease was steeper in nonrecurrent patients. While the level of antibodies at enrollment was not predictive of recurrences, the decrease of HPV16 E6 antibodies at 1-year follow up was associated with better overall as well as disease-specific survival of patients. CONCLUSIONS: The data suggest that the pretreatment level of HPV-specific antibodies is not predictive of the occurrence of recurrences but the decrease HPV16 E6 antibodies on the 1-year follow-up is predictive of better survival of HN patients.

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• časové faktory MeSH
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• lidský papilomavirus 16 imunologie   MeSH
• míra přežití MeSH
• nádory orofaryngu krev   mortalita   terapie   MeSH
• následné studie MeSH
• onkogenní proteiny virové imunologie   MeSH
• Papillomavirus E7 - proteiny imunologie   MeSH
• prediktivní hodnota testů MeSH
• prognóza MeSH
• prospektivní studie MeSH
• protilátky virové krev   MeSH
• represorové proteiny imunologie   MeSH
• skvamocelulární nádory krev   mortalita   terapie   MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mužské pohlaví MeSH
• ženské pohlaví MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH

BACKGROUND: Head and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC) includes tumors of various anatomical sites sharing common etiological factors. Serum levels of MMP1, MMP2, and MMP9 were analyzed in patients with oropharyngeal, laryngeal, and hypopharyngeal carcinomas in an effort to elucidate the pathobiology and in order to find useful biomarkers of site-specific HNSCC. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The study group comprised of 46 patients with HNSCC (21 with oropharyngeal, 21 with laryngeal and 4 with hypopharyngeal cancer). Serum levels of MMP1, -2, and -9 were determined by the MAGPIX multiplex method. P16 protein was detected by immunohistochemistry. Serum levels of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) were correlated with clinicopathological features of carcinomas and were compared with respect to tumor site. RESULTS: Significant correlations were confirmed between p16 positivity and oropharyngeal cancer, MMP1 and p16 positivity, and recurrence and smoking. Statistically significant differences in serum levels of MMPs between cancer of different locations were not found. CONCLUSION: MMP1 expression is significantly affected by smoking habit and by p16 and might mediate etiopathogenetical process in cancerogenesis of HNSCC. Our pilot study did not establish any utility of MMP1, -2, or -9 in clinical practice as diagnostic/prognostic markers.

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• alkoholismus MeSH
• imunohistochemie MeSH
• inhibitor p16 cyklin-dependentní kinasy biosyntéza   genetika   MeSH
• kouření škodlivé účinky   MeSH
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• lokální recidiva nádoru MeSH
• matrixová metaloproteinasa 1 krev   MeSH
• matrixová metaloproteinasa 2 krev   MeSH
• matrixová metaloproteinasa 9 krev   MeSH
• nádorové biomarkery krev   MeSH
• nádory hlavy a krku krev   MeSH
• nádory hrtanu krev   MeSH
• nádory hypofaryngu krev   MeSH
• nádory orofaryngu krev   MeSH
• pilotní projekty MeSH
• předoperační období MeSH
• prognóza MeSH
• regulace genové exprese u nádorů MeSH
• spinocelulární karcinom krev   MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mužské pohlaví MeSH
• ženské pohlaví MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH

BACKGROUND: Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) have been proved as one of the etiological factors of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC). Patients with tumors of viral etiology have a lower recurrence rate and better prognosis. OPSCC is linked to an alteration in the immune system. Only a limited number of studies have correlated both the immunological parameters and HPV status with patient prognosis. The aim of this study was to determine whether HPV infection and the immunological status influence patient prognosis individually or in concurrence. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Sixty patients with oral and oropharyngeal carcinomas were enrolled. They were divided into HPV-positive and HPV-negative groups based on the expression of HPV 16 E6 mRNA. Basic lymphocyte subpopulations were determined in the peripheral blood by means of flow cytometry. RESULTS: Significantly better disease-specific survival (DSS) was observed in patients with HPV-positive tumors. Nodal status, tumor grade, recurrence, and CD8+/Tregs ratio were identified as factors influencing DSS. A higher level of Tregs and a lower ratio of CD8/Tregs influenced overall survival (OS) independently of HPV status and age. Patients with HPV-positive tumors and high levels of Tregs survived significantly better than patients from the other groups. CONCLUSION: Better survival is associated with HPV positivity and elevated Tregs levels. Our data suggest that HPV infection and Tregs do not influence patient prognosis in concurrence.

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• analýza přežití MeSH
• biologické markery krev   MeSH
• buňky NK imunologie   MeSH
• demografie MeSH
• inhibitor p16 cyklin-dependentní kinasy metabolismus   MeSH
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• nádory orofaryngu krev   epidemiologie   imunologie   virologie   MeSH
• Papillomaviridae fyziologie   MeSH
• prognóza MeSH
• proporcionální rizikové modely MeSH
• regresní analýza MeSH
• regulační T-lymfocyty imunologie   MeSH
• spinocelulární karcinom krev   epidemiologie   imunologie   virologie   MeSH
• stupeň nádoru MeSH
• věkové faktory MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mužské pohlaví MeSH
• ženské pohlaví MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH

The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between plasma levels of malondialdehyde (MDA), a routinely used marker of oxidative stress, and squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity and oropharynx (OSCC). The prospective cohort study comprised a total of 67 patients who underwent surgery for OSCC. MDA was assessed using high performance liquid chromatography. The MDA levels in the pooled T1-2 patients were lower than in the patients with T3-4 tumors. A negative correlation of MDA and tumor grade was shown. Seventeen patients who manifested recurrence during the 49.6 months follow-up had significantly increased MDA compared to those staying in complete remission. Kaplan-Meier analysis revealed that the median disease-free interval and overall survival in the group with MDA > median was 19.3 and 22.5 months respectively, in contrast to 31.5 and 31.6 months respectively, in patients with MDA < or = median. The prognostic value and low cost of MDA measurement could make it a versatile and useful prognostic tool for the identification of OSCC patients with a high risk of recurrence.

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• dospělí MeSH
• kohortové studie MeSH
• kouření krev   MeSH
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• lokální recidiva nádoru krev   patologie   MeSH
• malondialdehyd krev   MeSH
• nádorové biomarkery krev   MeSH
• nádory orofaryngu krev   patologie   MeSH
• prognóza MeSH
• prospektivní studie MeSH
• senioři MeSH
• spinocelulární karcinom krev   patologie   MeSH
• staging nádorů MeSH
• Check Tag
• dospělí MeSH
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mužské pohlaví MeSH
• senioři MeSH
• ženské pohlaví MeSH
• Publikační typ
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH