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Karaoğlan BB, Ürün Y. Unveiling the Role of Human Papillomavirus in Urogenital Carcinogenesis a Comprehensive Review. Viruses 2024; 16:667. [PMID: 38793549 PMCID: PMC11125962 DOI: 10.3390/v16050667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2024] [Revised: 03/27/2024] [Accepted: 04/09/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024] Open
Abstract
Human papillomavirus (HPV), an oncogenic DNA virus, is the most common sexually transmitted virus and significant public health concern globally. Despite the substantial prevalence of HPV infection among men, routine testing remains elusive due to the lack of approved HPV tests and the complexity of detection methods. Various studies have explored the link between HPV and genitourinary cancers, revealing different associations influenced by geographic variation, histological subtype and methodological differences. These findings underscore the importance of further research to elucidate the role of HPV in male urogenital cancers. This comprehensive review delves into the intricate relationship between HPV and male genitourinary cancers, shedding light on the virus's oncogenic mechanisms and its reported prevalence. A deeper understanding of HPV's implications for male health is essential for advancing public health initiatives and reducing the burden of urogenital cancers worldwide.
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Affiliation(s)
- Beliz Bahar Karaoğlan
- Department of Medical Oncology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, 06620 Ankara, Türkiye;
- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine, Ankara University Cancer Research Institute, 06620 Ankara, Türkiye
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, 06620 Ankara, Türkiye;
- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine, Ankara University Cancer Research Institute, 06620 Ankara, Türkiye
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Huang J, Chan SC, Pang WS, Liu X, Zhang L, Lucero-Prisno DE, Xu W, Zheng ZJ, Ng ACF, Necchi A, Spiess PE, Teoh JYC, Wong MCS. Incidence, risk factors, and temporal trends of penile cancer: a global population-based study. BJU Int 2024; 133:314-323. [PMID: 37953505 DOI: 10.1111/bju.16224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To examine the global disease burden and country-specific trends of penile cancer incidence by age group and investigate its associations with several factors. MATERIALS AND METHODS The Global Cancer Observatory database was interrogated for penile cancer incidence. The 10-year cancer incidence rates were collected from the Cancer Incidence in Five Continents Plus. The country-specific data were extracted from the World Health Organization Global Health Observatory and Global Burden of Disease databases for conducting risk factors analysis. The penile cancer incidence was presented using age-standardised rates. Its associations with various factors were examined by linear regression, while the incidence trend was estimated using joinpoint regression and presented as average annual percentage change with 95% confidence intervals in different age groups. RESULTS There were an estimated 36 068 new cases of penile cancer in 2020. There was a considerable geographical disparity in the disease burden of penile cancer, with South America reporting the highest incidence. Overall, alcohol drinking, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, and unsafe sex were positively associated with a higher penile cancer incidence, while circumcision was found to be a protective factor. There has been a mixed trend in penile cancer incidence overall, but an increasing trend was found among younger males. CONCLUSIONS There was a global variation in the penile cancer burden associated with prevalence of alcohol drinking, HIV infection, unsafe sex, and circumcision. The increasing penile cancer incidence in the younger population is worrying and calls for early detection and preventive interventions.
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- Junjie Huang
- The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Centre for Health Education and Health Promotion, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Suzhou Industrial Park Monash Research Institute of Science and Technology, Suzhou, China
- The School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
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- Department of Global Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, China
- Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- S.H. Ho Urology Centre, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Oncology, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Genitourinary Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL, USA
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- S.H. Ho Urology Centre, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
- European Association of Urology - Young Academic Urologists (EAU-YAU), Arnhem, The Netherlands
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- The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Centre for Health Education and Health Promotion, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
- School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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Galati L, Gupta P, Tufaro A, Marinaro M, Saponaro C, Escobar Marcillo DI, Loisi D, Sen R, Robitaille A, Brancaccio RN, Cuenin C, McKay-Chopin S, Paradiso AV, Liška V, Souček P, Zito FA, Hughes DJ, Tommasino M, Gheit T. Evaluation of human papillomavirus DNA in colorectal cancer and adjacent mucosal tissue samples. Infect Agent Cancer 2023; 18:71. [PMID: 37941001 PMCID: PMC10634082 DOI: 10.1186/s13027-023-00552-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Accepted: 11/02/2023] [Indexed: 11/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Although the role of viral agents, such as human papillomavirus (e.g. HPV16, HPV18) in colorectal cancer (CRC) has been previously investigated, results remain inconclusive. METHODS To further evaluate the involvement of oncogenic HPV types in CRC, 40 frozen neoplastic and 40 adjacent colonic tissues collected from Italian patients were analyzed by Luminex-based assays that detect a broad spectrum of HPV types, i.e. Alpha (n = 21), Beta (n = 46) and Gamma HPVs (n = 52). In addition, 125 frozen CRC samples and 70 surrounding mucosal tissues were collected from Czech patients and analyzed by broad spectrum PCR protocols: (i) FAP59/64, (ii) FAPM1 and (iii) CUT combined with Next Generation Sequencing (NGS). RESULTS Using Luminex-basedassays, DNA from HPV16 was detected in 5% (2/40) CRC tissues from Italian patients. One HPV16 DNA-positive CRC case was subsequently confirmed positive for E6*I mRNA. Cutaneous beta HPV types were detected in 10% (4/40) adjacent tissues only, namely HPV111 (n = 3) and HPV120 (n = 1), while gamma HPV168 (n = 1) and HPV199 (n = 1) types were detected in adjacent and in tumor tissues, respectively. The NGS analysis of the CRC Czech samples identified HPV sequences from mucosal alpha-3 (HPV89), alpha-7 (HPV18, 39, 68 and 70) and alpha-10 species (HPV11), as well as cutaneous beta-1 (HPV20, 24, 93, 98, 105,124) beta-2 (HPV23), beta-3 (HPV49) and gamma-1 species (HPV205). CONCLUSIONS Our findings indicate that HPV types belonging to the mucosal alpha, and the 'cutaneous' beta and gamma genera can be detected in the colonic mucosal samples with a low prevalence rate and a low number of HPV reads by Luminex and NGS, respectively. However, additional studies are required to corroborate these findings.
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- Luisa Galati
- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), 25 Avenue Tony Garnier, CS 90627, 69366, Lyon Cedex 07, France
- Department of Experimental Oncology, IEO, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), 25 Avenue Tony Garnier, CS 90627, 69366, Lyon Cedex 07, France
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- Institutional BioBank, Istituto Tumori "Giovanni Paolo II", IRCCS, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, Rome, Italy
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- Pathology Department, IRCCS Istituto Tumori "Giovanni Paolo II", Bari, Italy
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- Pathology Department, IRCCS Istituto Tumori "Giovanni Paolo II", Bari, Italy
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), 25 Avenue Tony Garnier, CS 90627, 69366, Lyon Cedex 07, France
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), 25 Avenue Tony Garnier, CS 90627, 69366, Lyon Cedex 07, France
- Leibniz Institute of Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), 25 Avenue Tony Garnier, CS 90627, 69366, Lyon Cedex 07, France
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), 25 Avenue Tony Garnier, CS 90627, 69366, Lyon Cedex 07, France
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), 25 Avenue Tony Garnier, CS 90627, 69366, Lyon Cedex 07, France
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- Biomedical Center, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University, Pilsen, Czech Republic
- Department of Surgery, Faculty Hospital and Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University, Pilsen, Czech Republic
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- Biomedical Center, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University, Pilsen, Czech Republic
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- Cancer Biology and Therapeutics Group, School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, UCD Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), 25 Avenue Tony Garnier, CS 90627, 69366, Lyon Cedex 07, France
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), 25 Avenue Tony Garnier, CS 90627, 69366, Lyon Cedex 07, France.
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Khan I, Harshithkumar R, More A, Mukherjee A. Human Papilloma Virus: An Unraveled Enigma of Universal Burden of Malignancies. Pathogens 2023; 12:pathogens12040564. [PMID: 37111450 PMCID: PMC10146077 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens12040564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Revised: 03/28/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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HPV, or Human Papilloma Virus, has been the primary causative agent of genital warts and cervical cancer worldwide. It is a sexually transmitted infection mainly affecting women of reproductive age group, also infecting men and high-risk group individuals globally, resulting in high mortality. In recent years, HPV has also been found to be the major culprit behind anogenital cancers in both gender and oropharyngeal and colorectal cancers. Few studies have reported the incidence of HPV in breast cancers as well. For a few decades, the burden of HPV-associated malignancies has been increasing at an alarming rate due to a lack of adequate awareness, famine vaccine coverage and hesitancy. The effectiveness of currently available vaccines has been limited to prophylactic efficacy and does not prevent malignancies associated with post-exposure persistent infection. This review focuses on the current burden of HPV-associated malignancies, their causes and strategies to combat the growing prevalence of the cancers. With the advent of new technologies associated with treatment pertaining to therapeutic interventions and employing effective vaccine coverage, the burden of this disease may be reduced in the population.
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- Ishrat Khan
- Division of Virology, ICMR-National AIDS Research Institute, Pune 411026, India
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- Division of Virology, ICMR-National AIDS Research Institute, Pune 411026, India
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- Division of Virology, ICMR-National AIDS Research Institute, Pune 411026, India
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- Division of Virology, ICMR-National AIDS Research Institute, Pune 411026, India
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Berglund A, Muenyi C, Siegel EM, Ajidahun A, Eschrich SA, Wong D, Hendrick LE, Putney RM, Kim S, Hayes DN, Shibata D. Characterization of Epigenomic Alterations in HPV16+ Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinomas. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2022; 31:858-869. [PMID: 35064062 PMCID: PMC8983563 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-21-0922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2021] [Revised: 11/18/2021] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Epigenetic changes associated with human papillomavirus (HPV)-driven tumors have been described; however, HPV type-specific alterations are less well understood. We sought to compare HPV16-specific methylation changes with those in virus-unassociated head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC). METHODS Within The Cancer Genome Atlas, 59 HPV16+ HNSCC, 238 nonviral HNSCC (no detectable HPV or other viruses), and 50 normal head and neck tissues were evaluated. Significant differentially methylated regions (DMR) were selected, and key associated genes were identified. Partial least squares models were generated to predict HPV16 status in additional independent samples. RESULTS HPV infection in HNSCC is associated with type-specific methylomic profiles. Multiple significant DMRs were identified between HPV16+, nonviral, and normal samples. The most significant differentially methylated genes, SYCP2, MSX2, HLTF, PITX2, and GRAMD4, demonstrated HPV16-associated methylation patterns with corresponding alterations in gene expression. Phylogenetically related HPV types (alpha-9 species; HPV31, HPV33, and HPV35) demonstrated a similar methylation profile to that of HPV16 but differed from those seen in other types, such as HPV18 and 45 (alpha-7). CONCLUSIONS HNSCC linked to HPV16 and types from the same alpha species are associated with a distinct methylation profile. This HPV16-associated methylation pattern is also detected in cervical cancer and testicular germ cell tumors. We present insights into both shared and unique methylation alterations associated with HPV16+ tumors and may have implications for understanding the clinical behavior of HPV-associated HNSCC. IMPACT HPV type-specific methylomic changes may contribute to understanding biologic mechanisms underlying differences in clinical behavior among different HPV+ and HPV- HNSCC.
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- Anders Berglund
- Departments of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Departments of Cancer Epidemiology , H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Departments of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Departments of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis TN, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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Bae JM. Human papillomavirus infection and gastric cancer risk: A meta-epidemiological review. World J Virol 2021; 10:209-216. [PMID: 34631472 PMCID: PMC8474973 DOI: 10.5501/wjv.v10.i5.209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Revised: 03/26/2021] [Accepted: 07/22/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Gastric cancer (GC) is a multifactorial disease, and several modifiable risk factors have been reported. This review summarizes and interprets two previous quantitative systematic reviews evaluating the association between human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and GC risk. The results of two systematic reviews evaluating the same hypothesis showed a statistically significant difference in summary odds ratios and their 95% confidence intervals. Thus, it is necessary to conduct a subgroup analysis of Chinese and non-Chinese studies. Additional meta-analyses that control for heterogeneity are required. Reanalysis showed that all the Chinese studies had statistical significance, whereas the non-national studies did not. The funnel plot asymmetry and Egger's test confirmed publication bias in the Chinese studies. In addition, the proportion of HPV-positive cases in Chinese studies was 1.43 times higher than that in non-Chinese studies and 2.81 times lower in controls. Therefore, the deduced evidence is currently insufficient to conclude that HPV infection is associated with GC risk.
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- Jong-Myon Bae
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Jeju National University College of Medicine, Jeju-si 63243, Jeju Province, South Korea
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Soheili M, Keyvani H, Soheili M, Nasseri S. Human papilloma virus: A review study of epidemiology, carcinogenesis, diagnostic methods, and treatment of all HPV-related cancers. Med J Islam Repub Iran 2021; 35:65. [PMID: 34277502 PMCID: PMC8278030 DOI: 10.47176/mjiri.35.65] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is considered as the most common viral sexually transmitted infection worldwide. This poses an increasingly interdisciplinary medical challenge. Since there is vast scattered information in databases about HPV and the correlated diseases, we decided to collect useful data so that the experts can get a more comprehensive view of HPV. Methods: In this article, HPV-associated diseases, prevalence, prevention, and new treatments are discussed. The retrieved articles reporting the latest data about the required information for our review were selected through searching in Web of Science, Scopus, Medline (PubMed), EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Ovid, and CINHAL with language limitations of English and German. Results: There are 2 groups of HPVs: (1) low-risk HPV types that can lead to genital warts, and (2) high-risk HPV types that are involved in HPV-associated oncogenesis. About 70% of all sexually active women are infected and most of these infections heal within many weeks or months. In the case of HPV-persistence, a risk of preneoplasia or carcinoma exists. These types of viruses are responsible for the existence of genitoanal, gastrointestinal, urinary tract, and head and neck tumors. There is still no definite successful treatment. The detection of HPV-related condylomata occurs macroscopically in women and men, and the diagnosis of the precursors of cervical carcinoma in women is possible by Pap smear. Conclusion: For extragenital manifestations, there is no structured early detection program. Meanwhile, studies on HPV vaccines confirm that they should be used for the primary prevention of HPV-dependent diseases. However, we need more research to find out the real advantages and disadvantages of vaccines.
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- Maryam Soheili
- School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Medical Virology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Faculty of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
- Human Revivification Society of Congress 60, Tehran, Iran
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- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
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Mederos N, Friedlaender A, Peters S, Addeo A. Gender-specific aspects of epidemiology, molecular genetics and outcome: lung cancer. ESMO Open 2020; 5:e000796. [PMID: 33148544 PMCID: PMC7643520 DOI: 10.1136/esmoopen-2020-000796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2020] [Revised: 09/05/2020] [Accepted: 09/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide in women and men. In incidence, lung cancer ranks second, surpassed by breast cancer in women and prostate cancer in men. However, the historical differences in mortality and incidence rate between both sexes have changed in the last years. In the last decades, we have also witnessed an increased number of lung cancer in female never-smokers. These disparities have grown our interest in studying the impact of the gender and sex in the presentation of lung cancer. The aetiology is yet to be fully elucidated, but the data are clear so far: there is a growing divide between lung cancer presentation in women and men that will change our management and study of lung cancer. This article aims to review the sex and gender differences in lung cancer.
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- Nuria Mederos
- Department of Oncology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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- Department of Oncology, Hopitaux Universitaires de Geneve, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Oncology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Oncology, Hopitaux Universitaires de Geneve, Geneva, Switzerland
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Kryst P, Poletajew S, Wyczałkowska-Tomasik A, Gonczar S, Wysocki M, Kapuścińska R, Krajewski W, Zgliczyński W, Pączek L. Epstein-Barr Virus and Human Adenovirus Viremia in Renal Tumors Is Associated with Histological Features of Malignancy. J Clin Med 2020; 9:jcm9103195. [PMID: 33023077 PMCID: PMC7601937 DOI: 10.3390/jcm9103195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2020] [Revised: 09/20/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Background: There is growing evidence that viral infections may impact the risk and clinical course of malignancies, including solid tumors. The aim of this study was to assess the possible association of selected chronic/latent viral infections with the clinical course of renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Methods: In this prospective study we enrolled 27 patients undergoing partial or radical nephrectomy due to the histologically confirmed RCC and followed them up for one year post-operation. Isolation of the nucleic acids was performed using the NucleoSpin Tissue Kit (Macherey-Nagel, Düren, Germany) from tumor tissue and using the EZ1 Virus Mini Kit v2.0 from plasma. The number of viral copies of human adenovirus (ADV), herpes simplex virus HSV-1 and HSV-2, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), cytomegalovirus (CMV), BK virus (BKV) and John Cunningham virus (JCV) in the tissue and plasma was assessed with real-time PCR. Results: Viral infections were diagnosed in ten patients (37.0%), including three ADV cases (11.1%) and eight EBV cases (29.6%). Infected patients tended to be significantly older (71.3 vs. 57.6 years, p < 0.05), more commonly presented with chronic renal disease (OR 2.4, p < 0.05), diabetes (OR 4.2, p < 0.05) and overweight (OR 2.0, p < 0.05). Regarding oncological data, infected patients were found to have a higher rate of high-grade cancers (OR 5.0, p < 0.05) and a higher rate of papillary RCCs (OR 8.3, p < 0.05). Status of viral infections had no influence on the clinical cancer stage, surgical procedure or survival. Conclusions: EBV and ADV infections are common in renal cancer patients and increase the risk of high-grade RCC presence. While there is no significant impact on short term survival, further studies are needed to assess the relevance of these findings in a long run.
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- Piotr Kryst
- Second Department of Urology, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, 01-809 Warsaw, Poland; (P.K.); (S.G.)
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- Second Department of Urology, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, 01-809 Warsaw, Poland; (P.K.); (S.G.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +48-22-569-0148; Fax: +48-22-569-0150
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- Department of Immunology, Transplantology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-005 Warsaw, Poland; (A.W.-T.); (L.P.)
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- Second Department of Urology, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, 01-809 Warsaw, Poland; (P.K.); (S.G.)
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- Department of Pathology, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, 01-809 Warsaw, Poland;
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- Department of Endocrinology, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, 01-809 Warsaw, Poland; (R.K.); (W.Z.)
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- Department of Urology and Oncological Urology, Wrocław Medical University, 50-556 Wrocław, Poland;
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- Department of Endocrinology, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, 01-809 Warsaw, Poland; (R.K.); (W.Z.)
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- Department of Immunology, Transplantology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-005 Warsaw, Poland; (A.W.-T.); (L.P.)
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Wang H, Chen XL, Liu K, Bai D, Zhang WH, Chen XZ, Hu JK. Associations Between Gastric Cancer Risk and Virus Infection Other Than Epstein-Barr Virus: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Based on Epidemiological Studies. Clin Transl Gastroenterol 2020; 11:e00201. [PMID: 32764207 PMCID: PMC7386361 DOI: 10.14309/ctg.0000000000000201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2020] [Accepted: 06/12/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Besides Helicobacter pylori and Epstein-Barr virus, other viruses might play potential roles in gastric carcinogenesis. This systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to compare the prevalence of the viruses between gastric cancer (GC) and any controls. METHODS Comprehensive literature was searched up to January 25, 2019, and search was updated on April 6, 2020. The studies that compared the prevalence of viruses other than Epstein-Barr virus between GC and healthy or nonmalignant controls were eligible. Stata 12.0 software was used for heterogeneity tests and meta-analyses. Meanwhile, subgroup analysis, sensitivity analysis, and publication bias evaluation were performed where applicable. The power (1-β) was estimated by the PASS 11 software for each individual study. RESULTS A total of 41 eligible studies were included, concerning 11 kinds of viruses. Prevalence were significantly higher in GC for hepatitis B virus (odds ratio [OR] = 1.39, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.11-1.75), human cytomegalovirus (OR = 2.25, 95% CI 1.14-4.43), human papillomavirus (HPV) (OR = 1.63, 95% CI 1.05-2.54), and John Cunningham virus (OR = 2.52, 95% CI 1.26-5.04). In subgroup analyses, HPV-16 infection was significantly associated with GC (OR = 2.42, 95% CI 1.00-5.83). DISCUSSION This study demonstrated that hepatitis B virus, human cytomegalovirus, HPV, and John Cunningham virus were more prevalent in GC. However, the causal relationship between their infection and risk of GC remains inconclusive, and further investigations are required.
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- Hui Wang
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery & Laboratory of Gastric Cancer, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China;
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery & Laboratory of Gastric Cancer, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China;
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery & Laboratory of Gastric Cancer, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China;
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery & Laboratory of Gastric Cancer, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China;
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery & Laboratory of Gastric Cancer, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China;
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery & Laboratory of Gastric Cancer, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China;
- Department of Gastrointestinal and Hernia Surgery, West China Yibin Hospital, Sichuan University, Yibin, China;
- Department of General Surgery, West China Longquan Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery & Laboratory of Gastric Cancer, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China;
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Garolla A, Vitagliano A, Muscianisi F, Valente U, Ghezzi M, Andrisani A, Ambrosini G, Foresta C. Role of Viral Infections in Testicular Cancer Etiology: Evidence From a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2019; 10:355. [PMID: 31263452 PMCID: PMC6584824 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2019.00355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2019] [Accepted: 05/20/2019] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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The most represented histotype of testicular cancer is the testicular germ-cell tumor (TGCT), both seminoma and non-seminoma. The pathogenesis of this cancer is poorly known. A possible causal relationship between viral infections and TGCTs was firstly evoked almost 40 years ago and is still a subject of debate. In the recent past, different authors have argued about a possible role of specific viruses in the development of TGCTs including human papillomavirus (HPV), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), cytomegalovirus (CMV), Parvovirus B-19, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The aim of this present review was to summarize, for each virus considered, the available evidence on the impact of viral infections on the risk of developing TGCTs. The review was reported following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. We included all observational studies reported in English evaluating the correlations between viral infections (HPV, CMV, EBV, Parvovirus B19, and HIV) and TGCTs. The methodological quality of studies included in the meta-analysis was evaluated using a modified version of the "Newcastle-Ottawa Scale." Meta-analyses were conducted using the "Generic inverse variance" method, where a pooled odds ratio (OR) was determined from the natural logarithm (LN) of the studies' individual OR [LN (OR)] and the 95% CI. A total of 20 studies (on 265,057 patients) were included in the review. Meta-analysis showed an association with TGCTs only for some of the explored viruses. In particular, no association was found for HPV, CMV, and Parvovirus B-19 infection (p = ns). Conversely, EBV and HIV infections were significantly associated with higher risk of developing TGCTs (OR 7.38, 95% CI 1.89-28.75, p = 0.004; OR 1.71, 95% CI 1.51-1.93, p < 0.00001). In conclusion, we found adequate evidence supporting an oncogenic effect of HIV and EBV on the human testis. Conversely, available data on HPV and TGCTs risk are conflicting and further studies are needed to draw firm conclusions. Finally, current evidence does not support an effect of CMV and Parvovirus B-19 on testicular carcinogenesis.
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- Andrea Garolla
- Unit of Andrology and Reproductive Medicine, Section of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Centre for Male Gamete Cryopreservation, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
- *Correspondence: Andrea Garolla
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- Unit of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Department of Women and Children's Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Unit of Andrology and Reproductive Medicine, Section of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Centre for Male Gamete Cryopreservation, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Unit of Andrology and Reproductive Medicine, Section of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Centre for Male Gamete Cryopreservation, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Unit of Andrology and Reproductive Medicine, Section of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Centre for Male Gamete Cryopreservation, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Unit of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Department of Women and Children's Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Unit of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Department of Women and Children's Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Unit of Andrology and Reproductive Medicine, Section of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Centre for Male Gamete Cryopreservation, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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Cai T, Di Vico T, Durante J, Tognarelli A, Bartoletti R. Human papilloma virus and genitourinary cancers: a narrative review. MINERVA UROL NEFROL 2018; 70:579-587. [PMID: 30160386 DOI: 10.23736/s0393-2249.18.03141-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Human papilloma virus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted pathogen and its potential role in the genesis of several diseases such as cervical, head and neck, anal and penile cancers, is now largely recognized. Aim of this review article was to evaluate and summarize the state of the art of HPV-related urogenital cancers, focusing on the potentially innovative methods for the diagnosis of infection that should be used to improve viral causative detection and prevent its diffusion through sexual intercourses. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION The initial search was carried out by using the Medline and the Google Scholar computerized databases through the selected key-words to identify the more recent literature on HPV epidemiology and its relationship with the main relevant urinary tract cancers. Studies were selected, extracted, analyzed and summarized. The PRISMA statement criteria were adopted and reported. EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS Polymerase chain reaction assay (HPV test) represents the best option for the diagnosis of HPV infection. Difficulties for the diagnosis in male are due to the site of investigation (glans, sub coronal sulcus, scrotum, urine, sperm) and the method adopted to take the sample (brushing, tissue biopsy). Due to these reasons several studies analyzed seemed to be incomparable. HPV infection is generally found in about 20% of heterosexual men. Its connection with cervical, anal, head and neck and penile cancer has been previously evidenced in 90%, 60%, 68% and 40% of cases respectively. In particular, HPV infection differed significantly among penile squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) subtypes ranging from 22.4% in verrucous subtype to 66.3% for the basaloid/warty subtype. Although the connection between prostate cancer and HPV infection has never been previously confirmed, forest plot analysis relative to a series of nine studies done during the last ten years, demonstrated a 7.7 objective risk (OR) for subjects with HPV infection to develop subsequent prostate cancer. On the other hand, some authors found comparable results in subjects with prostate cancer, benign prostate hyperplasia and prostate inflammation, thus demonstrating that this link still remains questionable. Similarly, the connection between HPV infection and urothelial, testicular and renal cancer continue to be hotly debated although HPV has been found in the urine, semen and renal tissue of patients respectively. CONCLUSIONS Integrated parts of HPV (E6 and E7 fractions) have been previously found in cervical, head and neck, anal and penile cancers. Conversely, although the evidence of concomitant HPV infection, integrated viral genome in cancer cells DNA had never been demonstrated in all the other genito-urinary tract cancers, and its role in the tumor genesis remain still largely debated. This is the reason why HPV infection should be tested in all patients with genitourinary cancer to better investigate about its potential role in the tumor genesis and development. Moreover, HPV infection option should be kept in mind when considering possible viral transmission to sexual partners.
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- Tommaso Cai
- Unit of Urology, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy
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The high-risk HPV infection and urinary system tumor. INFECTION INTERNATIONAL 2018. [DOI: 10.2478/ii-2018-0004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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AbstractHPV is classified into high-risk and low-risk types depending on its probability of leading to tumorigenesis. Many studies have shown that HPV infection, especially the infection caused by the high-risk type, is always related to prostate cancer, bladder cancer, penile cancer, testicular cancer, and other urinary system tumors. However, previous studies differed in sexual openness and racial genetic susceptibility of the study object, sample size, and experimental methods. Hence, the correlation between high-risk HPV infection and urinary system tumors remains controversial. The early open reading frame of the HPV genome is composed of E1–E7, among which E6 and E7 are the key transfer proteins. The combination of these proteins with oncogene and anti-oncogene may be one of the mechanisms leading to tumorigenesis.
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Natural History of HPV Infection across the Lifespan: Role of Viral Latency. Viruses 2017; 9:v9100267. [PMID: 28934151 PMCID: PMC5691619 DOI: 10.3390/v9100267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 167] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2017] [Revised: 09/18/2017] [Accepted: 09/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Large-scale epidemiologic studies have been invaluable for elaboration of the causal relationship between persistent detection of genital human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and the development of invasive cervical cancer. However, these studies provide limited data to adequately inform models of the individual-level natural history of HPV infection over the course of a lifetime, and particularly ignore the biological distinction between HPV-negative tests and lack of infection (i.e., the possibility of latent, undetectable HPV infection). Using data from more recent epidemiological studies, this review proposes an alternative model of the natural history of genital HPV across the life span. We argue that a more complete elucidation of the age-specific probabilities of the alternative transitions is highly relevant with the expanded use of HPV testing in cervical cancer screening. With routine HPV testing in cervical cancer screening, women commonly transition in and out of HPV detectability, raising concerns for the patient and the provider regarding the source of the positive test result, its prognosis, and effective strategies to prevent future recurrence. Alternative study designs and analytic frameworks are proposed to better understand the frequency and determinants of these transition pathways.
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Kunzmann AT, Graham S, McShane CM, Doyle J, Tommasino M, Johnston B, Jamison J, James JA, McManus D, Anderson LA. The prevalence of viral agents in esophageal adenocarcinoma and Barrett's esophagus: a systematic review. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2017; 29:817-825. [PMID: 28252462 DOI: 10.1097/meg.0000000000000868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Human papilloma virus (HPV), which may reach the esophagus through orogenital transmission, has been postulated to be associated with esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC). A systematic review of the literature investigating the prevalence of infectious agents in EAC and Barrett's esophagus (BE) was carried out. METHODS Using terms for viruses and EAC, the Medline, Embase, and Web of Science databases were systematically searched for studies published, in any language, until June 2016 that assessed the prevalence of viral agents in EAC or BE. Random-effects meta-analyses of proportions were carried out to calculate the pooled prevalence and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of infections in EAC and BE. RESULTS A total of 30 studies were included. The pooled prevalence of HPV in EAC tumor samples was 13% (n=19 studies, 95% CI: 2-29%) and 26% (n=6 studies, 95% CI: 3-59%) in BE samples. HPV prevalence was higher in EAC tissue than in esophageal tissue from healthy controls (n=5 studies, pooled odds ratio=3.31, 95% CI: 1.15-9.50). The prevalence of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in EAC was 6% (n=5, 95% CI: 0-27%). Few studies have assessed other infectious agents. For each of the analyses, considerable between-study variation was observed (I=84-96%); however, sensitivity analyses did not show any major sources of heterogeneity. CONCLUSION The prevalence of HPV and EBV in EAC is low compared with other viral-associated cancers, but may have been hampered by small sample sizes and detection methods susceptible to fixation processes. Additional research with adequate sample sizes and high-quality detection methods is required.
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- Andrew T Kunzmann
- aCancer Epidemiology and Health Services Research Group, Centre for Public Health bNorthern Ireland Biobank, Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queens University Belfast cRoyal Victoria Hospital, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust dAntrim Area Hospital Laboratory, Department of Cellular Cytopathology and Molecular Pathology, Northern Health and Social Care Trust, Northern Ireland eInfections and Cancer Biology Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization, Lyon, France
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Ingerslev K, Hogdall E, Schnack TH, Skovrider-Ruminski W, Hogdall C, Blaakaer J. The potential role of infectious agents and pelvic inflammatory disease in ovarian carcinogenesis. Infect Agent Cancer 2017; 12:25. [PMID: 28529540 PMCID: PMC5437405 DOI: 10.1186/s13027-017-0134-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2017] [Accepted: 04/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Background The etiological cause of ovarian cancer is poorly understood. It has been theorized that bacterial or viral infection as well as pelvic inflammatory disease could play a role in ovarian carcinogenesis. Aim To review the literature on studies examining the association between ovarian cancer and bacterial or viral infection or pelvic inflammatory disease. Methods Database search through MEDLINE, applying the medical subject headings: “Ovarian neoplasms”, AND “Chlamydia infections”, “Neisseria gonorrhoeae”, “Mycoplasma genitalium”, “Papillomaviridae”, or “pelvic inflammatory disease”. Corresponding searches were performed in EMBASE, and Web of Science. The literature search identified 935 articles of which 40 were eligible for inclusion in this review. Results Seven studies examined the association between bacterial infection and ovarian cancer. A single study found a significant association between chlamydial infection and ovarian cancer, while another study identified Mycoplasma genitalium in a large proportion of ovarian cancer cases. The remaining studies found no association. Human papillomavirus detection rates varied from 0 to 67% and were generally higher in the Asian studies than in studies from Western countries. Cytomegalovirus was the only other virus to be detected and was found in 50% of cases in a case-control study. The association between ovarian cancer and pelvic inflammatory disease was examined in seven epidemiological studies, two of which, reported a statistically significant association. Conclusions Data indicate a potential association between pelvic inflammatory disease and ovarian cancer. An association between ovarian cancer and high-risk human papillomavirus genotypes may exist in Asia, whereas an association in Western countries seems unlikely due to the low reported prevalence. Potential carcinogenic bacteria were found, but results were inconsistent, and further research is warranted. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13027-017-0134-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Kasper Ingerslev
- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Odense University Hospital, Denmark, Soendre Blvd. 29, 5000 Odense C, Denmark
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- Department of Pathology, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, Denmark, Herlev Ringvej 75, 2730 Herlev, Denmark
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- Gynaecologic Clinic, Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Gynaecologic Clinic, Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Odense University Hospital, Denmark, Soendre Blvd. 29, 5000 Odense C, Denmark
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Determinants of High-Risk Human Papillomavirus Seroprevalence and DNA Prevalence in Mid-Adult Women. Sex Transm Dis 2016; 43:192-8. [PMID: 26859807 DOI: 10.1097/olq.0000000000000409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND The epidemiology of high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) infections in mid-adult women is not well understood. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of 379 women 30 to 50 years of age. Vaginal samples were tested for type-specific HPV DNA by polymerase chain reaction. Sera were tested for type-specific HPV antibodies by Luminex-based assay. Assays included 13 hrHPV types (16/18/31/33/35/39/45/51/52/56/58/59/68). Self-reported health and sexual history were ascertained. Risk factors for seropositivity and DNA positivity to hrHPV were assessed in separate Poisson regression models. RESULTS The mean (SD) age of participants was 38.7 (6.1) years, and the median lifetime number of male sex partners was 7. Approximately two-thirds (68.1%) were seropositive for any hrHPV, 15.0% were DNA positive, and 70.7% were seropositive or DNA positive. In multivariate analyses, women who were married/living with a partner were less likely to be seropositive than single/separated women (adjusted prevalence ratio [aPR], 0.86; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.75-0.98). Compared with never hormonal contraceptive users, current (aPR, 1.53; 95% CI, 1.01-2.29) or former (aPR, 1.64; 95% CI, 1.10-2.45) users were more likely to be seropositive. Women with a lifetime number of sex partners of 12 or more were more likely to be seropositive compared with those with 0 to 4 partners (aPR, 1.29; 95% CI, 1.06-1.56). Similar associations were seen with DNA positivity. In addition, there was a positive association between current smoking and hrHPV DNA (aPR vs. never smokers, 2.51; 95% CI, 1.40-4.49). CONCLUSIONS Seventy-one percent of mid-adult women had evidence of current or prior hrHPV infection. Measures of probable increased exposure to HPV infection were associated with both seropositivity and DNA positivity to hrHPV, whereas current smoking was positively associated with hrHPV DNA only.
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Winer RL, Hughes JP, Feng Q, Stern JE, Xi LF, Koutsky LA. Incident Detection of High-Risk Human Papillomavirus Infections in a Cohort of High-Risk Women Aged 25-65 Years. J Infect Dis 2016; 214:665-75. [PMID: 27009602 PMCID: PMC4978366 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiw074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2015] [Accepted: 01/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The risk of incident high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) infection associated with recent sexual behaviors is undefined in mid-adult women (defined as women aged 25-65 years). METHODS Triannually, 420 female online daters aged 25-65 years submitted vaginal specimens for HPV testing and completed health and sexual behavior questionnaires. The cumulative incidence of and risk factors for incident HR-HPV detection were estimated by Kaplan-Meier and Cox proportional hazards methods. RESULTS The 12-month cumulative incidence of HR-HPV detection was 25.4% (95% confidence interval [CI], 21.3%-30.1%). Current hormonal contraceptive use was positively associated with incident HR-HPV detection. Lifetime number of male sex partners was also positively associated but only among women not recently sexually active with male partners. In analysis that adjusted for hormonal contraceptive use and marital status, women reporting multiple male partners or male partners who were new, casual, or had ≥1 concurrent partnership had a hazard of incident HR-HPV detection that was 2.81 times (95% CI, 1.38-5.69 times) that for women who reported no male sex partners in the past 6 months. Thus, among women with multiple male partners or male partners who were new, casual, or had ≥1 concurrent partnership, approximately 64% of incident HR-HPV infections were attributable to one of those partners. CONCLUSIONS Among high-risk mid-adult women with recent new male partners, multiple male partners, or male partners who were casual or had ≥1 concurrent partnership, about two thirds of incident HR-HPV detections are likely new acquisitions, whereas about one third of cases are likely redetections of prior infections.
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- Department of Epidemiology Department of Pathology, University of Washington
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Fu TCJ, Carter JJ, Hughes JP, Feng Q, Hawes SE, Schwartz SM, Xi LF, Lasof T, Stern JE, Galloway DA, Koutsky LA, Winer RL. Re-detection vs. new acquisition of high-risk human papillomavirus in mid-adult women. Int J Cancer 2016; 139:2201-12. [PMID: 27448488 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.30283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2016] [Revised: 06/29/2016] [Accepted: 07/11/2016] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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To understand high-risk (hr) human papillomavirus (HPV) epidemiology in mid-adulthood, we assessed whether associations between incident detection of hrHPV DNA and recent sexual behavior differed according to whether or not there was serologic evidence of prior infection. From 2011 to 2012, we enrolled 409 women aged 30-50 years into a 6-month longitudinal study. We collected health and sexual behavior histories, enrollment sera for HPV antibody testing, and monthly self-collected vaginal swabs for HPV DNA genotyping. Generalized estimating equations logistic regression identified risk factors for type-specific incident hrHPV DNA, stratified by type-specific hrHPV serostatus at enrollment. Population attributable risks of hrHPV due to prior and recent exposure were estimated. When type-specific hrHPV serology was negative, recent sexual risk behavior was positively associated with incident hrHPV DNA (odds ratio in women reporting ≥3 recent sexual risk behaviors [e.g., new or multiple partners] vs. no recent sexual activity = 9.8, 95% CI: 2.4-40.6). No associations with recent sexual behavior were observed with positive type-specific hrHPV serology. Thirty percent of incident hrHPV DNA detection was attributable to prior infection (with positive serology) and 40% was attributable to recent sexual risk behavior (with negative serology). The proportion of incident hrHPV DNA detection attributable to recent sexual risk behavior decreased with increasing age. Among women with serologic evidence of prior infection, re-detection of the same hrHPV type is likely due to reactivation or intermittent detection of persistent infection. Without serologic evidence of prior infection, new detection is likely due to new acquisition or to intermittent detection of persisting infection.
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195.,Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, 98109
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- Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195
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- University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093
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- Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, 98109.,Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195.
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Packer JR, Maitland NJ. The molecular and cellular origin of human prostate cancer. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2016; 1863:1238-60. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2016.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2015] [Revised: 02/17/2016] [Accepted: 02/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Yang L, Xie S, Feng X, Chen Y, Zheng T, Dai M, Ke Zhou C, Hu Z, Li N, Hang D. Worldwide Prevalence of Human Papillomavirus and Relative Risk of Prostate Cancer: A Meta-analysis. Sci Rep 2015; 5:14667. [PMID: 26441160 PMCID: PMC4594101 DOI: 10.1038/srep14667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2015] [Accepted: 09/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Despite the increasing number of studies conducted recently to evaluate the association between HPV infections and the risk of prostate cancer, the results remain inconclusive. Furthermore, the prevalence and distribution of overall and individual HPV types worldwide in prostate cancer has not been reported until now. Therefore, we estimated the prevalence of HPV in prostate cancer by pooling data of 46 studies with 4919 prostate cancer cases, taking into account the heterogeneity of major related parameters, including study region, specimen type, HPV DNA source, detection method, publication calendar period and Gleason score. Moreover, we tested the association of HPV infections with prostate cancer risks by a meta-analysis of 26 tissue-based case-control studies. We found that the prevalence of HPV infection was 18.93% (95% CI = 17.84-20.05%) in prostate cancer cases, and most of which were high-risk HPV types (17.73%, 95% CI = 16.52-18.99%). The prevalence varied by region, PCR primers used, publication calendar period and Gleason score. Our study also showed a significantly increased risk of prostate cancer with the positivity of overall HPV detected in prostate tissues (OR = 1.79, 95% CI = 1.29-2.49) and revealed the geographic variation of association strength (P < 0.001). In conclusion, HPV infections may contribute to the risk of prostate cancer.
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- Lin Yang
- National Office for Cancer Prevention and Control, Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences/Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
- Department of hospital infection control, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Fourth Medical College of Peking University, Beijing, China
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- National Office for Cancer Prevention and Control, Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences/Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- National Office for Cancer Prevention and Control, Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences/Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- National Office for Cancer Prevention and Control, Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences/Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- National Office for Cancer Prevention and Control, Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences/Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, China
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- National Office for Cancer Prevention and Control, Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences/Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, China
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Chen H, Chen XZ, Waterboer T, Castro FA, Brenner H. Viral infections and colorectal cancer: a systematic review of epidemiological studies. Int J Cancer 2015; 137:12-24. [PMID: 25186851 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.29180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2014] [Revised: 07/30/2014] [Accepted: 08/26/2014] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Numerous studies have found the presence of viral DNA in colorectal tumor tissues. However, whether viral infections contribute to the risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) is still under debate. We aimed to provide an overview of published epidemiological studies on the association between viral infections and CRC. A systematic literature search was performed in PubMed to find relevant studies published until 8 May 2014. Information collected included study population, sample type, laboratory method and prevalence of viral infection in cancer or precancer patients and controls. We found 41 studies that fulfilled the selection criteria, all of which had cross-sectional or case-control designs, and most of which were of small to moderate size. Viral infections included human papillomaviruses (HPV), human polyomaviruses, human herpesviruses, human bocavirus and Inoue-Melnick virus. Inconsistent results were observed across studies. Many studies reported higher viral DNA prevalence in tumor tissues than in normal noncancerous tissues either in the same patients or in CRC-free controls. However, potential contamination or temporal sequence of the infection and cancer development were often unclear. Seroprevalence studies assessing antibody titers indicative of viral infections did not find statistically significant differences between CRC cases and healthy controls. Overall published evidence on the role of viral infections in CRC etiology remains limited. Given the potential importance of viral infections and their implication for prevention, there is a strong need for large, methodologically rigorous epidemiological studies.
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- Hongda Chen
- Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Aging Research, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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HARDEFELDT HA, COX MR, ESLICK GD. Association between human papillomavirus (HPV) and oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a meta-analysis. Epidemiol Infect 2014; 142:1119-1137. [PMID: 24721187 PMCID: PMC9151180 DOI: 10.1017/s0950268814000016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2013] [Revised: 11/10/2013] [Accepted: 12/30/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The oncogenic potential of human papillomaviruses (HPV) is well known in the context of cervical carcinoma; however, their role in the development of oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is less clear. We aimed to determine the extent of the association between HPV infection and OSCC. A comprehensive literature search found 132 studies addressing HPV and OSCC in human cases, and a meta-analysis was performed using a random-effects model. There was evidence of an increased risk of OSCC in patients with HPV infection [odds ratio (OR) 2·69, 95% confidence interval (CI) 2·05-3·54]. The prevalence of HPV in OSCC was found to be 24·8%. There was an increased risk associated with HPV-16 infection (OR 2·35, 95% CI 1·73-3·19). Subgroup analyses showed geographical variance, with Asia (OR 2·94, 95% CI 2·16-4·00), and particularly China (OR 2·85, 95% CI 2·05-3·96) being high-risk areas. Our results confirm an increase in HPV infection in OSCC cases.
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- H. A. HARDEFELDT
- The Whiteley–Martin Research Centre, Discipline of Surgery, The University of Sydney, Nepean Hospital, Penrith, NSW, Australia
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- The Whiteley–Martin Research Centre, Discipline of Surgery, The University of Sydney, Nepean Hospital, Penrith, NSW, Australia
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- The Whiteley–Martin Research Centre, Discipline of Surgery, The University of Sydney, Nepean Hospital, Penrith, NSW, Australia
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Tolstov Y, Hadaschik B, Pahernik S, Hohenfellner M, Duensing S. Human papillomaviruses in urological malignancies: A critical assessment. Urol Oncol 2014; 32:46.e19-27. [DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2013.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2013] [Revised: 06/21/2013] [Accepted: 06/21/2013] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Winer RL, Xi LF, Shen Z, Stern JE, Newman L, Feng Q, Hughes JP, Koutsky LA. Viral load and short-term natural history of type-specific oncogenic human papillomavirus infections in a high-risk cohort of midadult women. Int J Cancer 2013; 134:1889-98. [PMID: 24136492 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.28509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2013] [Revised: 08/22/2013] [Accepted: 09/10/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) viral load may inform the origin of newly detected infections and characterize oncogenic HPV natural history in midadult women. From 2007 to 2011, we enrolled 521 25-65-year-old-female online daters and followed them triannually with mailed health and sexual behavior questionnaires and kits for self-sampling for PCR-based HPV DNA testing. Samples from oncogenic HPV positive women were selected for type-specific DNA load testing by real-time PCR with adjustment for cellularity. Linear or logistic regression models were used to evaluate relationships between viral levels, health and sexual behavior, and longitudinal oncogenic HPV detection. Type-specific viral levels were borderline significantly higher in oncogenic HPV infections that were prevalent versus newly detected (p = 0.092), but levels in newly detected infections were higher than in infections redetected after intercurrent negativity (p < 0.001). Recent sex partners were not significantly associated with viral levels. Compared with prevalent infections detected intermittently, the likelihood of persistent (OR = 4.31, 95% CI: 2.20-8.45) or single-time (OR = 1.32, 95% CI: 1.03-1.71) detection increased per 1-unit increase in baseline log10 viral load. Viral load differences between redetected and newly detected infections suggest a portion of new detections were due to new acquisition, although report of recent new sex partners (a potential marker of new infection) was not predictive of viral load; oncogenic HPV infections in midadult women with new partners likely represent a mix of new acquisition and reactivation or intermittent detection of previous infection. Intermittent detection was characterized by low viral levels, suggesting that intermittent detection of persisting oncogenic HPV infection may be of limited clinical significance.
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- Rachel L Winer
- Departments of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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De Paoli P, Carbone A. Carcinogenic viruses and solid cancers without sufficient evidence of causal association. Int J Cancer 2013; 133:1517-29. [PMID: 23280523 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.27995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2012] [Accepted: 12/07/2012] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Viral infections are important risk factors for tumor development in humans. Selected types of cancers, either lymphomas or carcinomas, for which there is sufficient evidence in humans of a causal association with specific viruses, have been identified. Experimental and clinical data on the possible association of other tumor types and carcinogenic viruses are presently controversial. In this article, we review the current evidence on the relationship between breast, colorectal and lung cancers and carcinogenic viruses. The majority of the publications reviewed do not provide definitive evidence that the viruses studied are associated with breast, colon and lung cancers. However, since this association may be clinically relevant for some tumor subtypes (i.e., lung cancer and papillomaviruses), there is an urgent need for further investigation on this topic. Using innovative laboratory techniques for viral detection on well-defined tumor types, National and International networks against cancer should encourage and organize concerted research programs on viruses and solid cancer association.
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- Paolo De Paoli
- Scientific Directorate, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, IRCCS, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Via Franco Gallini 2, Aviano, Italy.
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Yousif L, Hammer GP, Blettner M, Zeeb H. Testicular cancer and viral infections: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis. J Med Virol 2013; 85:2165-75. [DOI: 10.1002/jmv.23704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Lamyaa Yousif
- Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics (IMBEI); University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz; Mainz Germany
- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ); Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Aging Research; Heidelberg Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics (IMBEI); University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz; Mainz Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics (IMBEI); University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz; Mainz Germany
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- Leibniz-Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology-BIPS; Bremen Germany
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Quite a few epidemiological studies including meta-analyses indicate that prostate inflammation is associated with increased risk of prostate cancer. The cause of inflammation in the prostate is speculated to be several microorganisms that cause prostatitis or sexually transmitted infections. Other specific microorganisms, such as xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus, are also reported to relate to the development of prostate cancer; however, the contribution of this microorganism to prostate cancer development needs to be carefully interpreted. Environmental factors, especially dietary factors, might also be associated with prostate cancer development. Among related dietary factors, charred meat carcinogen 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine might be a link between environmental factors and inflammation, because 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine has the potential to accelerate prostate inflammation through its estrogenic effect. In light of these findings, preventing or reducing prostate inflammation might be one strategy for chemoprevention of prostate cancer.
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- Yasutomo Nakai
- Department of Urology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Burnett-Hartman AN, Newcomb PA, Mandelson MT, Galloway DA, Madeleine MM, Wurscher MA, Carter JJ, Makar KW, Potter JD, Schwartz SM. No evidence for human papillomavirus in the etiology of colorectal polyps. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2011; 20:2288-97. [PMID: 21817125 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-11-0450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND While some studies have reported detection of oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) in colorectal tumors, others have not. METHODS We examined the association between oncogenic HPV infection and colorectal polyps in a case-control study of individuals with colorectal adenomas (n = 167), hyperplastic polyps (n = 87), and polyp-free controls (n = 250). We carried out real-time PCR for HPV-16 and -18 DNA, and SPF PCR covering 43 HPV types, on lesional and normal colorectal tissue samples. Plasma antibodies for oncogenic HPV types were assessed via a bead-based multiplex Luminex assay. RESULTS HPV DNA was not found in any of the 609 successfully assayed colorectal tissue samples from adenomas, hyperplastic polyps, normal biopsies adjacent to polyps, or normal biopsies of the rectum of disease-free controls. Also, there was no association between HPV seropositivity for all oncogenic HPV types combined, for either polyp type, and for men or women. When analyses were restricted to participants without a history of polyps, among men [adenomas (n = 31), hyperplastic polyps (n = 28), and controls (n = 68)], there was an association between seropositivity and hyperplastic polyps when all oncogenic HPV types were combined (OR = 3.0; 95% CI: 1.1-7.9). CONCLUSIONS Overall, our findings do not support an etiologic relationship between HPV and colorectal adenomas or hyperplastic polyps; however, our finding suggesting an association between HPV seropositivity and hyperplastic polyps in men may warrant further investigations. IMPACT After stringent controls for contamination and three methods to assess HPV infection, we report no evidence for HPV in the etiology of colorectal neoplasia for either men or women.
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Sutcliffe S. Sexually transmitted infections and risk of prostate cancer: review of historical and emerging hypotheses. Future Oncol 2010; 6:1289-311. [PMID: 20799875 DOI: 10.2217/fon.10.95] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Since the early 1950s when sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were first proposed as a possible risk factor for prostate cancer, numerous epidemiologic studies have been conducted. Initially, these studies were primarily small case-control studies with retrospective, self-reported assessments of a narrow range of STIs, typically either any STIs, or gonorrhea and syphilis. However, as new STIs have been discovered/recognized, new and better tests to detect histories of STIs have been developed, and new resources for prostate cancer research have been created, epidemiologic studies have expanded to include a wide range of STIs, and have moved towards more rigorous, prospective study designs and serological assessment of STI histories. The results of these studies are reviewed and discussed, as well as possible new avenues of research, such as Trichomonas vaginalis infection and infections not typically considered to be sexually transmitted.
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- Siobhan Sutcliffe
- Department of Surgery & The Alvin J Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine, Rm. 5026, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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Viruses and breast cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2010; 2:752-72. [PMID: 24281093 PMCID: PMC3835103 DOI: 10.3390/cancers2020752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2010] [Revised: 04/07/2010] [Accepted: 04/26/2010] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Viruses are the accepted cause of many important cancers including cancers of the cervix and anogenital area, the liver, some lymphomas, head and neck cancers and indirectly human immunodeficiency virus associated cancers. For over 50 years, there have been serious attempts to identify viruses which may have a role in breast cancer. Despite these efforts, the establishment of conclusive evidence for such a role has been elusive. However, the development of extremely sophisticated new experimental techniques has allowed the recent development of evidence that human papilloma virus, Epstein-Barr virus, mouse mammary tumor virus and bovine leukemia virus may each have a role in the causation of human breast cancers. This is potentially good news as effective vaccines are already available to prevent infections from carcinogenic strains of human papilloma virus, which causes cancer of the uterine cervix.
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Sutcliffe S, Viscidi RP, Till C, Goodman PJ, Hoque AM, Hsing AW, Thompson IM, Zenilman JM, De Marzo AM, Platz EA. Human papillomavirus types 16, 18, and 31 serostatus and prostate cancer risk in the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2010; 19:614-8. [PMID: 20142255 PMCID: PMC2820385 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-09-1080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Since human papillomavirus (HPV) infection was first identified as a risk factor for cervical cancer, several seroepidemiologic and tissue-based studies have investigated HPV in relation to prostate cancer, another common genitourinary malignancy, with mixed results. To further inform this potential association, we conducted a large, prospective investigation of HPV types 16, 18, and 31 in relation to risk of prostate cancer in the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial. Cases were a sample of men diagnosed with prostate cancer after visit 2 or on their end-of-study biopsy (n = 616). Controls were men not diagnosed with prostate cancer during the trial or on their end-of-study biopsy (n = 616). Controls were frequency matched to cases by age, treatment arm, and family history of prostate cancer. Sera from visit 2 were tested for IgG antibodies against HPV types 16, 18, and 31. No associations were observed for weak or strong HPV-16 [odds ratio (OR), 0.94; 95% confidence interval (95% CI), 0.53-1.64 and OR, 1.07; 95% CI, 077-1.48, respectively], HPV-18 (OR, 0.75; 95% CI, 0.27-2.04 and OR, 0.87; 95% CI, 0.47-1.63, respectively), or HPV-31 seropositivity (OR, 0.76; 95% CI, 0.45-1.28 and OR, 1.15; 95% CI, 0.80-1.64, respectively) and risk of prostate cancer. Considering this finding in the context of the HPV and prostate cancer literature, HPV does not appear to be associated with risk of prostate cancer, at least by mechanisms proposed to date, and using epidemiologic designs and laboratory techniques currently available.
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- Siobhan Sutcliffe
- Department of Surgery and the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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Genital warts: New approaches to the treatment / Genitalne bradavice - novi pristupi u lečenju. SERBIAN JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY 2009. [DOI: 10.2478/v10249-011-0010-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Genital warts are one of the most common sexually transmitted infections caused by the human papilloma virus. Persons with genital warts may be infected by several types of human papilloma viruses: various types may have antagonistic or synergistic interactions, causing regression or recurrence of the existing lesions. No specific antiviral therapy is currently available. The treatment includes removal of symptomatic lesions on the skin and mucous surfaces. Apart from classical surgical procedures, local destruction of lesions is performed using various chemical and physical agents, whereas systemic therapy includes administration of agents promoting the immune system. The efficacy of treatment is not identical in all cases, and relapses are still inevitable. Combination therapy is often an alternative to monotherapy, while vaccine has an important role in prevention of genital warts.
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Because mouse mammary tumor virus (MMTV; the Bittner virus) is the proven cause of breast cancer in both field and experimental mice, similar viruses have long been suspects as a potential cause of human breast cancer. MMTV-like viral genetic material has been identified in human breast tumors, but there is no definitive evidence whether MMTV is causal and not merely an innocuous infection in humans. High-risk human papilloma viruses (HPVs), Epstein-Barr (EBV), and other viruses also have been identified in human breast tumors, but again there is no definitive evidence for a causal role. Any viral hypothesis as a cause of breast cancer must take into account the most striking epidemiologic feature of human breast cancer, the three- to sixfold differences in mortality and up to eightfold differences in incidence between some Asian and Western populations. These differences dramatically lessen to a two- to threefold difference within one or two generations of migration of females from low to high risk of breast cancer countries. In this chapter, a plausible explanation for these phenomena is offered; that is, the hypothesis that oncogenic viruses such as MMTV and high-risk HPVs may initiate some breast cancers in most populations. Furthermore, dietary patterns are suggested to determine circulating sex hormone levels, which in turn promote the replication of the hormone-dependent viruses MMTV and HPV. In addition, diet and hormones promote growth of both normal and malignant cells. Finally, the hypothesis that migrants from low to high risk of breast cancer countries change their food consumption patterns is suggested, which leads to higher circulating hormone levels, which in turn promotes viral replication, which initiates breast oncogenesis, which is enhanced by sex and growth hormones.
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The epidemiologic literature on sexually transmitted infections, clinical prostatitis, prostatic calculi, polymorphisms in immune response genes, and nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug use as potential sources and modifiers of intraprostatic inflammation is reviewed in relation to prostate cancer. Particular emphasis is placed on study methodology and its influence on study findings. Although evidence from reviewed epidemiologic studies, together with laboratory and clinical studies, is suggestive of a role for prostatic inflammation in the etiology of prostate cancer, additional large, prospective studies are necessary to address methodological limitations of existing studies, and to investigate a broader range of potential sources of intraprostatic inflammation.
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- Siobhan Sutcliffe
- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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Sutcliffe S, Giovannucci E, Gaydos CA, Viscidi RP, Jenkins FJ, Zenilman JM, Jacobson LP, De Marzo AM, Willett WC, Platz EA. Plasma antibodies against Chlamydia trachomatis, human papillomavirus, and human herpesvirus type 8 in relation to prostate cancer: a prospective study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2007; 16:1573-80. [PMID: 17684131 PMCID: PMC3012386 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-07-0134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Traditionally, case-control studies of sexually transmitted infections and prostate cancer have focused on gonorrhea and syphilis, with overall positive associations. More recently, researchers have begun to expand their focus to include additional sexually transmitted infections, such as Chlamydia trachomatis, human papillomavirus (HPV), and human herpesvirus type 8 (HHV-8) infections. Continuing this investigation, we examined each of these infections in relation to incident prostate cancer in a nested case-control study within the Health Professionals Follow-up Study. Prostate cancer cases were men diagnosed with prostate cancer between the date of blood draw (1993-1995) and 2000 (n = 691). Controls were men free of cancer and alive at the time of case diagnosis who had had at least one prostate-specific antigen test between the date of blood draw and case diagnosis. One control was individually matched to each case by age; year, time of day, and season of blood draw; and prostate-specific antigen screening history before blood draw (n = 691). C. trachomatis and HPV-16, HPV-18, and HPV-33 antibody serostatus were assessed by enzyme-based immunoassays and HHV-8 antibody serostatus was assessed by an immunofluorescence assay. No associations were observed between C. trachomatis [odds ratio (OR), 1.13; 95% confidence interval (95% CI), 0.65-1.96], HPV-16 (OR, 0.83; 95% CI, 0.57-1.23), HPV-18 (OR, 1.04; 95% CI, 0.66-1.64), and HPV-33 (OR, 1.14; 95% CI, 0.76-1.72) antibody seropositivity and prostate cancer. A significant inverse association was observed between HHV-8 antibody seropositivity and prostate cancer (OR, 0.70; 95% CI, 0.52-0.95). As this study is the first, to our knowledge, to observe such an inverse association, similar additional studies are warranted.
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- Siobhan Sutcliffe
- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Room E6132-A, 615 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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Prophylactic HPV L1 VLP quadrivalent and bivalent vaccines are of great importance for patients seen by dermatologists and venereologists. Both vaccines protect against HPV16- and HPV18-associated anogenital cancers, as well as cancers of the mouth, the upper respiratory tract and skin, especially of the fingers and periungual region. The quadrivalent HPV6, 11, 16, 18 vaccine also prevents anogenital warts (condylomata acuminata) which are the most common benign tumors of this body region. HPV-vaccination (Gardasil) has been approved in Germany since October 2006 for young girls between 9-16 and young women between 16-26 years of age. Many experts feel that boys and young men should also be vaccinated. Men would profit from a vaccine that protects against HPV infections, especially anogenital warts, as well as penile and anal carcinomas. In immunosuppressed organ transplant recipients and HIV-positive individuals, HPV can be widespread, chronic and often rapidly progressive to malignant tumors; thus these groups would greatly benefit from HPV immunization.
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- G Gross
- Klinik und Poliklinik für Dermatologie und Venerologie, Universitätsklinikum AöR, Universität Rostock, Augustenstrasse 80-84, 18055 Rostock, Deutschland.
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Tabrizi SN, Frazer IH, Garland SM. Serologic response to human papillomavirus 16 among Australian women with high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2007; 16:1032-5. [PMID: 16803481 DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1438.2006.00587.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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This study evaluated the detection of human papillomavirus (HPV) 16 antibody in HPV 16-associated cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) in Australian women. Seroreactivity to HPV 16 L1 virus-like particles was assessed in patients with CIN 2 (n= 169) and CIN 3 (n= 229) lesions previously tested for the presence of HPV DNA. Seropositivity was significantly commoner in women with HPV 16 DNA-positive lesions (98/184) than in women with no HPV DNA in the lesion (15/47) or with HPV of types other than 16 in the lesion (43/167) (P= 0.0004). In addition, seropositivity was observed in 33% (55/169) of women with CIN 2 and 46% (106/229) of women with CIN 3, in keeping with the lower fraction of CIN 2 (57/169) than CIN 3 (127/229) biopsies positive for HPV 16 DNA. HPV 16 seropositivity is most common in women with HPV 16-associated CIN, but many patients with HPV-associated CIN 3 are seronegative, and HPV 16 seropositivity is common in women with CIN associated with other HPV types. Overall, HPV 16 serology is a poor predictor of presence of HPV 16-associated CIN 3 in patient population studied.
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- S N Tabrizi
- Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Melbourne, The Royal Women's Hospital, 132 Grattan Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia
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MUELLER NANCYE, BIRMANN BRENDAM, PARSONNET JULIE, SCHIFFMAN MARKH, STUVER SHERRIO. Infectious Agents. CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PREVENTION 2006:507-548. [DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195149616.003.0026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2025]
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AbstractThere is substantial evidence that infectious agents play a causal role in a variety of human malignancies. These cancers include the liver, cervix, stomach, nasopharynx, bladder, and bile duct as well as Kaposi sarcoma (KS) and several lymphomas. This chapter summarizes the biological and epidemiologic features of each of the major oncogenic infections, beginning with the viruses, followed by H. pylori, and with a brief summary of the relevant parasites.
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There are well-established risk factors for breast cancer, most of which relate to estrogens and growth hormones in females. These include early-age menarche, late-age menopause, postmenopausal obesity and use of hormone therapy. However, these factors do not account for the sixfold difference in breast cancer incidence and mortality between countries and the fact that these differences dramatically lessen after migration; nor do they account for male breast cancer. Accordingly, hormone-responsive viruses have become major suspects as etiological agents for human breast cancer. Human papillomaviruses, mouse mammary tumor virus and Epstein-Barr virus are the prime candidate viruses as causes of human breast cancer. Human papillomaviruses and the mouse mammary tumor virus have hormone responsive elements that appear to be associated with enhanced replication of these viruses in the presence of corticosteroid and other hormones. This biological phenomenon is particularly relevant because of the hormone dependence of breast cancer. Viral genetic material for each of these candidate viruses has been identified by polymerase chain reaction in breast tumors but rarely in normal breast tissue controls. Pooled data from controlled studies show substantial odds ratios for the presence of viral genetic material in breast tumors compared with normal controls. These and additional data provide substantial, but not conclusive, evidence that human papillomavirus, the mouse mammary tumor virus and Epstein-Barr virus may have a role in the etiology of human breast cancer. If conclusive evidence for a role of these viruses in breast carcinogenesis can be developed, there is a practical possibility of primary prevention.
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- James S Lawson
- School of Public Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
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Goedert JJ, Rabkin CS, Ross SR. Prevalence of serologic reactivity against four strains of mouse mammary tumour virus among US women with breast cancer. Br J Cancer 2006; 94:548-51. [PMID: 16449994 PMCID: PMC2361179 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Mouse mammary tumour virus (MMTV) causes breast cancer in mice, and MMTV-specific antibodies develop to high titers among mice infected as adults. Whether MMTV or a related virus infects humans is uncertain, because MMTV DNA sequences have been detected inconsistently and because serologic methods have varied widely. The current study used immunoblot and immunoprecipitation with four strains of MMTV (RIII, FM, C3H, and LA) to detect specific antibodies in 92 sera from US women with breast cancer and in masked dilutions of monoclonal hybridoma and hyperimmunised goat positive-control reagents. In these positive controls, MMTV antibodies of the expected molecular weights were detected at high titer (1 : 100 in the monoclonal reagent, 1 : 10000 in the hyperimmunised goat serum). Nearly 30% of the sera from women with breast cancer had at least one faint band on an immunoblot, but none of these matched the molecular weight of bands revealed by probing the same blot strips with the goat serum. The goat serum readily immunoprecipitated MMTV antigens from all four strains of MMTV, but MMTV antigens were not immunoprecipitated by any of the six breast cancer sera that had four or more nonspecific immunoblot bands. Thus, among women with breast cancer, we found no MMTV-specific antibodies. The upper 95% confidence limit implies that MMTV seroprevalence among breast cancer patients does not exceed 3%.
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- J J Goedert
- Viral Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD 20892, USA.
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Partridge JM, Koutsky LA. Genital human papillomavirus infection in men. THE LANCET. INFECTIOUS DISEASES 2006; 6:21-31. [PMID: 16377531 DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(05)70323-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Genital human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, globally one of the most common sexually transmitted infections, is associated with cancers, genital warts, and other epithelial lesions. Although a consistent and coherent picture of the epidemiology and pathogenesis of genital HPV infections in women has developed over the past two decades, less is known about these infections in men. Available data suggest that, as with women, most genital HPV infections in men are symptomless and unapparent, and that HPV16 is probably the most frequently detected type. In populations of similar age, the prevalence of specific HPV types is usually lower in men than in women. Whether this observation relates to lower incidence or shorter duration of infection in men than in women has not yet been determined. Seroprevalence of specific anti-HPV antibodies also seems to be lower in men than in women of similar age, a difference that might be due to lower viral load, lower incidence or duration of infection or lower antibody responses, or both, in men compared with women. Differences in sexual behaviour may also be important predictors of genital HPV infection. With the anticipated availability of prophylactic HPV vaccines in the near future, it becomes increasingly important to understand the incidence and duration of HPV infections in men to develop cost-effective approaches to prevention through a combination of immunisation and promotion of risk-reduction strategies.
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- Jeffrey M Partridge
- Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington HPV Research Group, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98103, USA
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Korodi Z, Dillner J, Jellum E, Lumme S, Hallmans G, Thoresen S, Hakulinen T, Stattin P, Luostarinen T, Lehtinen M, Hakama M. Human Papillomavirus 16, 18, and 33 Infections and Risk of Prostate Cancer: A Nordic Nested Case-Control Study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2005; 14:2952-5. [PMID: 16365015 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-05-0602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Epidemiologic evidence of sexual history has emerged as a consistently found risk factor for prostate cancer. Some studies have reported an association between human papillomavirus (HPV) infections and prostate cancer. We did a nested case-control study within cohorts of more than 200,000 men enrolled in three Nordic biobanking projects. Follow-up using cancer registry linkages identified 804 prospectively occurring prostate cancer cases. Four control subjects per case were randomly selected from eligible sets of matched subjects that were alive and free of cancer at the time of diagnosis of the corresponding case and were matched to cases on biobank cohort, age (+/-2 years), county of residence, and date of blood sampling (+/-2 months in the Finnish and Swedish cohorts, +/-6 months in the Norwegian cohort). The serum samples were analyzed by standard ELISAs for the presence of immunoglobulin G antibodies against HPV types 16, 18, and 33. The joint HPV-16/HPV-18/HPV-33 seroprevalence in the joint cohort was 13.4% (107 of 799) among cases and 14.0% (363 of 2,596) among controls (odds ratio, 0.94; 95% confidence interval, 0.74-1.19). There were no noteworthy differences when the data were analyzed by different HPV type, country, or antibody levels. Our data do not support an association between serologic markers of HPV-16, HPV-18, and HPV-33 infections and risk of prostate cancer.
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- Zoltan Korodi
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Lund University, MAS University Hospital, SE-20502 Malmö, Sweden
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Bodaghi S, Yamanegi K, Xiao SY, Da Costa M, Palefsky JM, Zheng ZM. Colorectal papillomavirus infection in patients with colorectal cancer. Clin Cancer Res 2005; 11:2862-7. [PMID: 15837733 PMCID: PMC1479314 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-04-1680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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PURPOSE Infection with human papillomaviruses (HPV) is associated with the development of cervical cancer, but whether HPVs have a role in colorectal cancer remains controversial. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS To determine the relationship between HPV and colorectal cancer, we did a retrospective, controlled study using tumor and tumor-adjacent colorectal tissues dissected from patients with colorectal cancer, as well as colorectal tissues from control individuals with no cancer. The samples were processed in a blinded fashion for nested PCR and in situ PCR detection of HPV DNAs. The PCR products were gel-purified and sequenced for HPV genotyping. RESULTS We found that colorectal tissues from 28 of 55 (51%) patients with colorectal cancer were positive for HPV DNA. Colorectal tissues from all 10 control individuals were negative for HPV DNA (P = 0.0034). Of the 107 usable (GAPDH(+)) samples collected as paired colorectal tissues (tumor and tumor-adjacent tissues) from the patients, 38 (36%) had HPV16 (n = 31), HPV18 (n = 5), or HPV45 (n = 2), with HPV DNA in both tumor and tumor-adjacent tissues of 10 paired samples, 13 in only the tumor, and 5 in only tumor-adjacent tissues. In situ PCR detection of the tumor tissues confirmed the presence of HPV DNA in tumor cells. CONCLUSION Our results suggest that colorectal HPV infection is common in patients with colorectal cancer, albeit at a low DNA copy number, with HPV16 being the most prevalent type. HPV infection may play a role in colorectal carcinogenesis.
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- Sohrab Bodaghi
- HIV and AIDS Malignancy Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- HIV and AIDS Malignancy Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Pathology and Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- HIV and AIDS Malignancy Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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Patel DA, Bock CH, Schwartz K, Wenzlaff AS, Demers RY, Severson RK. Sexually transmitted diseases and other urogenital conditions as risk factors for prostate cancer: a case–control study in Wayne County, Michigan. Cancer Causes Control 2005; 16:263-73. [PMID: 15947878 DOI: 10.1007/s10552-004-3486-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2004] [Accepted: 09/20/2004] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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UNLABELLED OBJECTIVE To investigate associations between prostate cancer and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), prostatitis, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), and vasectomy in a population-based case-control study in Wayne County, Michigan, among African American and white men aged 50--74 years. METHODS Incident prostate cancer cases (n=700) from 1996--1998 were identified from the Metropolitan Detroit Cancer Surveillance System. Controls (n=604) were identified through random digit dialing and Medicare recipient lists, and frequency matched to cases on age and race. History of potential prostate cancer risk factors was ascertained through in-person interview. RESULTS Prostate cancer was not associated with STD or vasectomy history. History of prostatitis was associated with prostate cancer among all subjects (odds ratio [OR]=1.8, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.1, 2.9) and in African American men (OR=2.2, 95% CI: 1.1, 4.6). History of BPH was associated with prostate cancer among all subjects (OR=2.4, 95% CI: 1.8, 3.3); significant associations were observed in both African American (OR=2.7, 95% CI: 1.6, 4.4) and white (OR=2.3, 95% CI: 1.5, 3.4) men. CONCLUSIONS Among all subjects, prostate cancer was associated with prostatitis and BPH history, but not with STD or vasectomy history. Prevention efforts could be enhanced if inflammatory or infectious etiologies are found to be of importance in the subsequent development of prostate cancer.
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- Divya A Patel
- Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48109-0276, USA.
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White RE, Mungatana C, Mutuma G, Robert ME, Daniel RW, Topazian MD, Shah KV. Absence of human papillomavirus in esophageal carcinomas from southwestern Kenya. Dis Esophagus 2005; 18:28-30. [PMID: 15773838 DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2005.00452.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Esophageal squamous cell cancer is highly prevalent in south-western Kenya. The role of human papillomavirus (HPV) in esophageal cancers from this region was evaluated. Biopsies of 29 esophageal squamous cell cancers were assayed for HPV DNA sequences by reverse line blot polymerase chain reaction, using 27 HPV type-specific probes. Viral sequences were found in none of the specimens. These results suggest the HPV is unlikely to be an etiologic factor for esophageal squamous cell cancers in this region.
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- R E White
- Department of Surgery, Tenwek Hospital, Bomet, Kenya.
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Widschwendter A, Brunhuber T, Wiedemair A, Mueller-Holzner E, Marth C. Detection of human papillomavirus DNA in breast cancer of patients with cervical cancer history. J Clin Virol 2005; 31:292-7. [PMID: 15494272 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2004.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/20/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Recent studies have revealed a possible role for the human papillomavirus (HPV) in the pathogenesis of breast cancer. In this study, patients having both a history of invasive cervical cancer and breast cancer as second primary cancer were selected for enrolment in a study of breast carcinomas for the presence of HPV. METHODS Paraffin-embedded tissue from cervical cancer, pelvic lymph nodes, breast cancer and axillary lymph nodes of eleven patients were examined for the presence of HPV DNA using a polymerase chain reaction - enzyme immuno assay. DNA extraction was performed with the "QIAamp Tissue Kit" according to the manufacturer's instructions. Additionally, serum samples taken between diagnosis of cervical and breast cancer, were analyzed for the presence of HPV DNA to examine a possible haematogenous spread of oncogenic HPV DNA. RESULTS All cervical carcinomas were HPV-positive. HPV DNA was detected in seven out of eleven cases in breast cancer and/or axillary lymph node tissue. Six patients had the same HPV type (HPV-16) in cervical cancer and in the corresponding breast cancer/lymph node tissue. In one case, the same HPV DNA type (HPV 16) was detected in cervical cancer, breast cancer and serum sample. CONCLUSION These results suggest that HPV DNA might be transported from the original site of infection to the breast tissue by the bloodstream, and that it is possibly involved in the carcinogenesis of breast neoplasia in some patients.
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- Andreas Widschwendter
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Innsbruck University Hospital, Anichstrasse 35, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
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Although primary prevention of human papillomavirus (HPV) infections that are causally associated with invasive cervical cancer may be within our grasp, it is unlikely that these approaches will replace existing cervical cancer screening strategies for many years. Experts agree and data support periodic cytology screening for young-adult women using one of several technologies. Recent analyses of cost-effectiveness suggest that the addition of molecular HPV DNA testing for women aged over 30 years may allow the screening interval to be lengthened to 3 years for most women. Women at high risk for HPV infection and its associated cellular atypias warrant closer monitoring and follow-up. These patients would include organ transplant recipients, women exposed to diethylstilbestrol (DES), and HIV-infected women.
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- Dorothy J Wiley
- Division of Primary Care, School of Nursing, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-6919, USA.
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Chen YC, Chen JH, Richard K, Chen PY, Christiani DC. Lung adenocarcinoma and human papillomavirus infection. Cancer 2004; 101:1428-36. [PMID: 15368331 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.20538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Over the past three decades, the incidence of lung adenocarcinoma has increased worldwide. Most individuals with lung adenocarcinoma (especially women) are nonsmokers. Reported risk factors for the development of lung adenocarcinoma include cigarette smoking; exposure to cooking fumes, air pollution, second-hand smoke, asbestos, and radon; nutritional status; genetic susceptibility; immunologic dysfunction; tuberculosis infection; and asthma. Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is a known risk factor for the development of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), but it has not been thoroughly assessed as a potential risk factor for the development of pulmonary adenocarcinoma. More than 50% of people are infected with HPV during their lifetimes, either via intrauterine or postnatal infection. Recent studies involving Taiwanese patients have demonstrated a possible association between HPV infection and the risk of developing pulmonary adenocarcinoma. HPV transmission pathways have not yet been conclusively identified. The observation of certain types of HPV in association with cervical and oral SCC raises the possibility of sexual transmission of HPV from the cervix to the oral cavity, with subsequent transmission to the larynx and then to the lung. HPV infection and metaplasia in lung tissue may increase an individual's susceptibility to the tumorigenesis of pulmonary adenocarcinoma. Further epidemiologic and pathologic investigations will be necessary to establish a causal relation.
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- Yen-Ching Chen
- Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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