New Strategies in Human Papillomavirus-Related Oropharynx Cancer: Effecting Advances in Treatment for a Growing Epidemic

Clinical Cancer Research : an Official Journal of the American Association for Cancer Research
Erminia MassarelliBonnie S Glisson

Abstract

The past two decades have been witness to a steadily increasing incidence of oropharynx cancer, specifically related to human papillomavirus (HPV), primarily affecting middle-aged Caucasian men, in North America and Europe. The ever-increasing incidence, now clearly an epidemic, of this unique clinicopathologic entity demands new perspectives in diagnosis and staging and presents unique challenges in clinical research, given the excellent prognosis afforded by chemoradiation for the majority of these patients. To reduce the morbidity of late toxicity in survivors without compromising the high rates of survival currently enjoyed, and simultaneously address the poor prognosis of those with recurrence, it is critical to capitalize on the viral etiology and translate discoveries in genomics, target/drug discovery, viral oncogenesis, and immunbiology to improved outcomes for patients. Herein, we review ongoing and planned clinical research for HPV-related oropharynx cancer, the basis for which is constituted by prior clinical observations, knowledge of the genomic alterations and altered biology associated with HPV-related oncogenesis, and hope that molecularly targeted and immunomodulatory therapies can be harnessed.

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