Detection of HPV DNA in Saliva of Patients with HPV-Associated Oropharyngeal Cancer Treated with Radiotherapy

Detection of HPV DNA in Saliva of Patients with HPV-Associated Oropharyngeal Cancer Treated with Radiotherapy

Background: To investigate the technical feasibility of RT–PCR and direct sequencing to quantify HPV DNA in the saliva of patients with Human-Papilloma-Virus related oropharyngeal cancer (HPV-OPC), the level of which is known to predict prognosis after treatment. Methods: Nine patients with locally...

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Main Authors: Atsushi Motegi, Shun-ichiro Kageyama, Yukie Kashima, Hidenari Hirata, Hidehiro Hojo, Masaki Nakamura, Takeshi Fujisawa, Tomohiro Enokida, Makoto Tahara, Kazuto Matsuura, Sadamoto Zenda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-08-01
Series:Current Oncology
Subjects:
Human-Papilloma-Virus (HPV)
oropharyngeal cancer (OPC)
saliva
chemoradiotherapy
cancer panel
biomarker
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1718-7729/31/8/328

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