Department of Hematology & Medical Oncology, Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, 10201 Carnegie Avenue, CA Building CA 6-150, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.
Curr Treat Options Oncol. 2023 Mar;24(3):170-183. doi: 10.1007/s11864-023-01050-x. Epub 2023 Jan 31.
Human papillomavirus (HPV)-related oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) incidence has been increasing in recent decades. Treatment of the locally advanced HPV-related OPSCC includes a multidisciplinary approach. Immunotherapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors is used in the treatment of patients with recurrent/metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC), including HPV-related OPSCC patients. There is increasing knowledge of the role of HPV in the tumor immune microenvironment. Therefore, HPV status of OPSCC plays an essential role in the design of immunotherapy clinical trials in both curative intent and metastatic settings. Moreover, HPV has become a potential therapeutic target, with vaccines and adoptive T-cell therapies being developed against HPV for the treatment of OPSCC. Several novel studies are designed to target HPV in combination with immune checkpoint inhibitors. Thus, HPV-related OPSCC remains a unique subgroup in the immunotherapy era.
近年来,人乳头瘤病毒(HPV)相关口咽鳞状细胞癌(OPSCC)的发病率一直在上升。局部晚期 HPV 相关 OPSCC 的治疗包括多学科方法。免疫检查点抑制剂免疫疗法用于治疗复发性/转移性头颈部鳞状细胞癌(HNSCC)患者,包括 HPV 相关 OPSCC 患者。人们越来越了解 HPV 在肿瘤免疫微环境中的作用。因此,HPV 状态在 HPV 相关 OPSCC 的治愈意图和转移性环境中的免疫疗法临床试验设计中起着至关重要的作用。此外,HPV 已成为一个潜在的治疗靶点,针对 HPV 开发疫苗和过继性 T 细胞疗法用于治疗 OPSCC。一些新的研究旨在将 HPV 与免疫检查点抑制剂联合靶向。因此,HPV 相关 OPSCC 在免疫治疗时代仍然是一个独特的亚组。