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Abstract
Objectives
Investigating the expression and prognostic significance of adenovirus receptors DSG-2, CXADR and CD46 in head and neck cancer.
Methods
104 patients with HNSCC (77 OPSCC, 27 LSCC) were retrospectively included in the study. Immunohistochemical staining was performed on all selected slides to detect the expression of DSG-2, CXADR, CD46 and the immunoreactive score (IRS) was determined from the number of positively stained tumor cells and their staining intensity. Furthermore, the respective HPV status was determined by immunohistochemical staining against p16 and HPV-PCR.
Results
81.7 % of the tumors showed DSG-2, 34.6 % of the tumors showed CXADR and 57.7 % of the tumors showed CD46 expression. A high DSG-2 IRS correlated significantly with an advanced tumor size (p= 0.003), increased grading (p=0.012) and positive HPV status (p=0.024) in OPSCC. A high CXADR IRS was significantly associated with a positive lymph node status (p= 0.041) in LSCC and an advanced AJCC stage (p= 0.012) and a positive HPV status (p= 0.009) in OPSCC. No significant correlation could be shown regarding CD46 expression and clinical tumor data. There was no effect of DSG-2, CXADR, and CD46 expression on 5-year overall and on 5-year disease-free survival.
Conclusion
No prognostic significance of the expression of DSG-2, CXADR or CD46 in HNSCC was seen. DSG-2, CXADR and CD46 are expressed in HNSCC, so that optimization of oncotherapy with adenoviral vectors appears promising. Due to the significantly increased expression of DSG-2 and CXADR in advanced OPSCC tumors, there is potential for optimizing oncotherapy here in particular.
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