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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Sharma, Arun
• Méndez, Eduardo
• Yueh, Bevan
• Lohavanichbutr, Pawadee
• Houck, John
• Doody, David R.
• Futran, Neal D.
• Upton, Melissa P.
• Schwartz, Stephen M.
• Chen, Chu

Titel

Human Papillomavirus–Positive Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Cancer Patients Do Not Have Better Quality-of-Life Trajectories

Ist Teil von

• Otolaryngology-head and neck surgery, 2012-05, Vol.146 (5), p.739-745

Ort / Verlag

Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications

Erscheinungsjahr

2012

Quelle

Wiley Online Library Journals Frontfile Complete

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Objective. To determine the role of human papillomavirus (HPV) status on quality of life (QOL) in patients with oral cavity and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Since OSCC that are associated with high-risk HPV have an improved response to treatment and survival, we hypothesized that patients with these tumors would have better QOL trajectories. Study Design. Prospective cohort study. Setting. Tertiary care academic medical center and 2 affiliated hospitals. Subjects and Methods. Head and neck–specific QOL was determined using the University of Washington Quality of Life scale version 4 in patients with newly diagnosed invasive OSSC (N = 228). Results. Pretreatment QOL was higher in patients with high-risk HPV-associated tumors compared with patients with HPV-negative or low-risk HPV-associated tumors (P = .015). Patients with high-risk HPV-associated tumors had larger decreases in QOL from pretreatment to immediate posttreatment compared with patients with HPV-negative or low-risk HPV-associated tumors (P = .041). There was no association between HPV status and 1-year posttreatment QOL. Conclusion. Among OSCC patients, high-risk HPV-associated tumors were associated with higher pretreatment QOL and a larger decrease in QOL from pretreatment to immediate posttreatment, suggesting that treatment intensity in this unique population may adversely affect QOL.