OBJECTIVES: Inflammation is known to be associated with the progression of cancer. The study was designed to characterise the systemic inflammation in patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) and investigate its relation to tumour size, ability to metastasise and HPV status. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Blood was obtained from 58 patients with OPSCC and 90 healthy controls and analysed with leucocyte differential count. RESULTS: The patients with OPSCC displayed an increased number of neutrophils and monocytes, whereas the lymphocytes were suppressed compared to the healthy controls. The neutrophils-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and the monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio (MLR) were calculated, and patients with large tumours exhibited high NLR and MLR. Further, patients with regional lymph node spread displayed a low NLR and MLR. Patients with HPV-positive tumours (n = 48) had a lower NLR than the patients (n = 8) with HPV-negative tumours. CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates that patients with OPSCC have an increased systemic inflammation that is affected by the HPV status, the size of the tumour and lymph node spread.
OBJECTIVES:Inflammation is known to be associated with the progression of cancer. The study was designed to characterise the systemic inflammation in patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) and investigate its relation to tumour size, ability to metastasise and HPV status. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Blood was obtained from 58 patients with OPSCC and 90 healthy controls and analysed with leucocyte differential count. RESULTS: The patients with OPSCC displayed an increased number of neutrophils and monocytes, whereas the lymphocytes were suppressed compared to the healthy controls. The neutrophils-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and the monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio (MLR) were calculated, and patients with large tumours exhibited high NLR and MLR. Further, patients with regional lymph node spread displayed a low NLR and MLR. Patients with HPV-positive tumours (n = 48) had a lower NLR than the patients (n = 8) with HPV-negative tumours. CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates that patients with OPSCC have an increased systemic inflammation that is affected by the HPV status, the size of the tumour and lymph node spread.
Authors: Henriette L Möllmann; Laura Apeltrath; Nadia Karnatz; Max Wilkat; Erik Riedel; Daman Deep Singh; Majeed Rana Journal: Front Oncol Date: 2021-11-26 Impact factor: 6.244
Authors: Faris F Brkic; Christina Mayer; Gerold Besser; Gabriela Altorjai; Harald Herrmann; Gregor Heiduschka; Georg Haymerle; Lorenz Kadletz-Wanke Journal: Wien Klin Wochenschr Date: 2021-06-18 Impact factor: 1.704