articleJournal of Clinical OncologyJun 24, 2014BRONZE OA

Human Papillomavirus and Overall Survival After Progression of Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Johns Hopkins University · Moffitt Cancer Center · +1 more institution

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PURPOSE: Risk of cancer progression is reduced for patients with human papillomavirus (HPV) -positive oropharynx cancer (OPC) relative to HPV-negative OPC, but it is unknown whether risk of death after progression is similarly reduced. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients with stage III-IV OPC enrolled onto Radiation Therapy Oncology Group trials 0129 or RTOG 0522 who had known tumor p16 status plus local, regional, and/or distant progression after receiving platinum-based chemoradiotherapy were eligible for a retrospective analysis of the association between tumor p16 status and overall survival (OS) after disease progression. Rates were estimated by Kaplan-Meier method and compared by log-rank; hazard ratios (HRs)…

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