HPV Involvement in Head and Neck Cancers: Comprehensive Assessment of Biomarkers in 3680 Patients


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Castellsague X., Alemany L., Quer M., Halec G., Quiros B., Tous S., ...More

JNCI-JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE, vol.108, no.6, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

Abstract

Background: We conducted a large international study to estimate fractions of head and neck cancers (HNCs) attributable to human papillomavirus (HPV-AFs) using six HPV-related biomarkers of viral detection, transcription, and cellular transformation.