Impact of Time to Treatment Initiation in Patients with Human Papillomavirus-positive and -negative Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
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Impact of Time to Treatment Initiation in Patients with Human Papillomavirus-positive and -negative Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. / Grønhøj, C.; Jensen, D.; Dehlendorff, C.; Nørregaard, C.; Andersen, E.; Specht, L.; Charabi, B.; von Buchwald, C.
I: Clinical Oncology, Bind 30, Nr. 6, 2018, s. 375-381.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Impact of Time to Treatment Initiation in Patients with Human Papillomavirus-positive and -negative Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
AU - Grønhøj, C.
AU - Jensen, D.
AU - Dehlendorff, C.
AU - Nørregaard, C.
AU - Andersen, E.
AU - Specht, L.
AU - Charabi, B.
AU - von Buchwald, C.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Aims: The distinct difference in disease phenotype of human papillomavirus-positive (HPV+) and -negative (HPV–) oropharyngeal squamous cell cancer (OPSCC) patients might also be apparent when assessing the effect of time to treatment initiation (TTI). We assessed the overall survival and progression-free survival (PFS) effect from increasing TTI for HPV+ and HPV– OPSCC patients. Materials and methods: We examined patients who received curative-intended therapy for OPSCC in eastern Denmark between 2000 and 2014. TTI was the number of days from diagnosis to the initiation of curative treatment. Overall survival and PFS were measured from the start of treatment and estimated with the Kaplan–Meier estimator. Hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals were estimated with Cox proportional hazard regression. Results: At a median follow-up of 3.6 years (interquartile range 1.86–6.07 years), 1177 patients were included (59% HPV+). In the adjusted analysis for the HPV+ and HPV– patient population, TTI influenced overall survival and PFS, most evident in the HPV– group, where TTI >60 days statistically significantly influenced overall survival but not PFS (overall survival: hazard ratio 1.60; 95% confidence interval 1.04–2.45; PFS: hazard ratio 1.46; 95% confidence interval 0.96–2.22). For patients with a TTI >60 days in the HPV+ group, TTI affected overall survival and PFS similarly, with slightly lower hazard ratio estimates of 1.44 (95% confidence interval 0.83–2.51) and 1.15 (95% confidence interval 0.70–1.88), respectively. Conclusion: For patients treated for a HPV+ or HPV– OPSCC, TTI affects outcome, with the strongest effect for overall survival among HPV– patients. Reducing TTI is an important tool to improve the prognosis.
AB - Aims: The distinct difference in disease phenotype of human papillomavirus-positive (HPV+) and -negative (HPV–) oropharyngeal squamous cell cancer (OPSCC) patients might also be apparent when assessing the effect of time to treatment initiation (TTI). We assessed the overall survival and progression-free survival (PFS) effect from increasing TTI for HPV+ and HPV– OPSCC patients. Materials and methods: We examined patients who received curative-intended therapy for OPSCC in eastern Denmark between 2000 and 2014. TTI was the number of days from diagnosis to the initiation of curative treatment. Overall survival and PFS were measured from the start of treatment and estimated with the Kaplan–Meier estimator. Hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals were estimated with Cox proportional hazard regression. Results: At a median follow-up of 3.6 years (interquartile range 1.86–6.07 years), 1177 patients were included (59% HPV+). In the adjusted analysis for the HPV+ and HPV– patient population, TTI influenced overall survival and PFS, most evident in the HPV– group, where TTI >60 days statistically significantly influenced overall survival but not PFS (overall survival: hazard ratio 1.60; 95% confidence interval 1.04–2.45; PFS: hazard ratio 1.46; 95% confidence interval 0.96–2.22). For patients with a TTI >60 days in the HPV+ group, TTI affected overall survival and PFS similarly, with slightly lower hazard ratio estimates of 1.44 (95% confidence interval 0.83–2.51) and 1.15 (95% confidence interval 0.70–1.88), respectively. Conclusion: For patients treated for a HPV+ or HPV– OPSCC, TTI affects outcome, with the strongest effect for overall survival among HPV– patients. Reducing TTI is an important tool to improve the prognosis.
KW - Human papillomavirus
KW - oropharyngeal cancer
KW - treatment initiation
U2 - 10.1016/j.clon.2018.02.025
DO - 10.1016/j.clon.2018.02.025
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 29526405
AN - SCOPUS:85043261398
VL - 30
SP - 375
EP - 381
JO - Clinical Oncology
JF - Clinical Oncology
SN - 0936-6555
IS - 6
ER -
ID: 217264851