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Hyytiäinen, A., Mroueh, R., Peltonen, J., Wennerstrand, P., Mäkitie, A., Al-Samadi, A., Ventelä, S. and Salo, T. (2023), Prognostic histological markers in oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma patients treated with (chemo)radiotherapy. APMIS, 131: 142-151. https://doi.org/10.1111/apm.13298

Prognostic histological markers in oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma patients treated with (chemo)radiotherapy

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Author: Hyytiäinen, Aini1,2; Mroueh, Rayan3,4; Peltonen, Johanna1,2;
Organizations: 1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
2Translational Immunology Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
3Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Helsinki and HUS Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
4Finnish Cancer Registry, Institute for Statistical and Epidemiological Cancer and Research, Helsinki, Finland
5Research Program in Systems Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
6Division of Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases, Department of Clinical Sciences, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
7Turku Bioscience Centre, University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland
8Department for Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
9FICAN West Cancer Centre, Turku, Finland
10Cancer and Translational Medicine Research Unit, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
11Medical Research Center, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
12Department of Pathology, Helsinki University Hospital (HUS), Helsinki, Finland
Format: article
Version: accepted version
Access: open
Persistent link: http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe2023042739178
Language: English
Published: John Wiley & Sons, 2023
Publish Date: 2024-03-10
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Abstract

Treatment of oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma (OTSCC) frequently includes surgery with postoperative radiotherapy (RT) or chemoradiotherapy (CRT). Resistance to RT or CRT remains a major clinical challenge and highlights the need to identify predictive markers for it. We included 71 OTSCC patients treated with surgery combined with RT or CRT. We evaluated the association between tumor budding, tumor–stroma ratio (TSR), depth of invasion (DOI), tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs), hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha (HIF-1alpha) expression, octamer-binding transcription factor 4 (OCT4) expression, high-endothelial venules (HEVs), and disease-free survival (DFS) using uni- and multivariate analyses. No significant association was observed between the different histological and molecular markers (TSR, DOI, TILs, HEV, HIF-1alph, OCT4) and DFS. However, an associative trend between DOI, budding, and DFS was noted. Further studies with larger cohorts are needed to explore the prognostic value of DOI and budding for OTSCC patients treated with postoperative RT or CRT.

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Series: APMIS
ISSN: 0903-4641
ISSN-E: 1600-0463
ISSN-L: 0903-4641
Volume: 131
Issue: 4
Pages: 142 - 151
DOI: 10.1111/apm.13298
OADOI: https://oadoi.org/10.1111/apm.13298
Type of Publication: A1 Journal article – refereed
Field of Science: 3122 Cancers
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Funding: The project was funded by the Victoriastiftelsen Foundation, Orion Research Foundation, Sigrid Jusélius Foundation and Helsinki University Hospital Research Funds.
Copyright information: © 2023 Scandinavian Societies for Pathology, Medical Microbiology and Immunology. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Hyytiäinen, A., Mroueh, R., Peltonen, J., Wennerstrand, P., Mäkitie, A., Al-Samadi, A., Ventelä, S. and Salo, T. (2023), Prognostic histological markers in oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma patients treated with (chemo)radiotherapy. APMIS, 131: 142-151, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/apm.13298. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited.