p53 carcinoma larynx

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) comprises a heterogeneous group of tumors that arise from the squamous epithelium of the oral cavity, oropharynx, larynx and hypopharynx. While many HNSCCs are related to classical etiologic factors of smoking and alcohol, a clinically, genomically, and immunologically distinct subgroup of tumors arise from the epithelium of the tonsil and the base of tongue as a result of infection with Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). In this review we describe the genomic and immunologic landscape of HNSCC, highlighting differences between HPV-positive and HPV-negative HNSCC...

BACKGROUND: There is a dramatic rise in the incidence of Human papillomavirus (HPV) - associated head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) in the world, with considerable variation by geography, gender and ethnicity. Little is known about the situation in Bangladesh, where tobacco- and areca nut-related head and neck cancers (HNCs) are the most common cancers in men. We aimed to determine the prevalence of HPV in HNSCC in Bangladesh and to explore the possible value of cell cycle markers in clinical diagnostic settings...

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) includes epithelial cancers of the oral and nasal cavity, larynx, and pharynx and accounts for ∼350,000 deaths per year worldwide. Smoking-related HNSCC is associated with few targetable mutations but is defined by frequent copy-number alteration, the most common of which is gain at 3q. Critical 3q target genes have not been conclusively determined for HNSCC. Here, we present data indicating that MAP3K13 (encoding LZK) is an amplified driver gene in HNSCC. Copy-number gain at 3q resulted in increased MAP3K13 mRNA in HNSCC tumor samples and cell lines...

HNSCC is a heterogeneous group of tumors located in the oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx and larynx. Originally, tobacco and alcohol exposures were the main risk factors for HNSCC. In the last two decades, HPV infections have been identified as a risk factor for HNSCC, especially for oropharyngeal tumors. Whereas the HPV-induced oropharyngeal carcinomas predominantly express the HPV16 related E6 and E7 oncoproteins, the HPV-negative HNSCC are associated with an overexpression of p53. However, if the therapy successes for HPV-negative and HPV-positive HNSCCs are compared, there are significantly higher total survival rates for HPV-positive oropharyngeal tumors compared to HPV-negative tumors...

Laryngo-pharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas are one of the most common head and neck cancers. Despite the presence of a large body of information, molecular biomarkers are not currently used in the diagnosis, treatment and management of patients for this group of cancer. Here, we have profiled expression of genes and microRNAs of larynx and hypopharynx tumors using high-throughput sequencing experiments. We found that matrix metalloproteinases along with SCEL, CRNN, KRT4, SPINK5, and TGM3 among others have significantly altered expression in these tumors...

MicroRNAs, whose transcription is regulated by members of the tumor protein p53 family, modulate the expression of numerous metabolic enzymes, significantly altering tumor cell response to chemotherapeutic treatments. The role for ΔNp63α-regulated microRNAs in regulation of cell cycle arrest, apoptosis and autophagy in squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) cells upon cisplatin exposure has been reported. The current study indicated that the selected microRNA targets differentially regulated by ΔNp63α in cisplatin-sensitive and cisplatin-resistant SCC cells could alter the expression of a few metabolic enzymes, thereby potentially contributing to the metabolic changes in SCC cells upon cisplatin exposure...

BACKGROUND: The last decade has seen changes in the epidemiology of mucosal squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck (HNSCCs), with increasing numbers of cases attributable to human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. We sought to determine the prevalence of HPV and p16(INK4a) expression in Australian HNSCC patients and to identify predictors of HPV-positivity. METHODS: We recruited 248 HNSCC patients with histologically confirmed primary SCC of the oropharynx, oral cavity, hypopharynx or larynx diagnosed between 2004 and 2010...

BACKGROUND/AIM: To investigate the expression of epidermal growth factor receptor-HER1 (EGFR), cerbB2 (HER2), p16, and p53, as well as the relationship of the expression of these genes with conventional parameters in squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the larynx. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Samples from 92 cases of diagnosed laryngeal SCC between 2001 and 2011 from the Pathology Department of Ministry of Health Ankara D1şkapi Yildirinm Beyazit Teaching & Research Hospital were studied by immunohistochemistry using EGFR, cerbB2, p16, and p53 antibodies...

The histopathology of premalignant laryngeal lesions does not provide reliable information on the risk of malignant transformation, hence we examined new molecular markers which can easily be implemented in clinical practice. Dual-target fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH) for chromosome 1 and 7 centromeres was performed on tissue sections of laryngeal premalignancies in 69 patients. Chromosome instability was indicated by numerical imbalances and/or polysomy for chromosomes 1 and 7. Additionally, immunostainings for p53, Cyclin D1 and (p)FADD expression were evaluated...

BACKGROUND: The general prognostic factors in larynx tumors are believed to be tumor stage, anatomical location, histological differentiation and the presence of neck metastasis. Effects of tumor invasion to sub-regions of larynx (anterior commissure, ventricle, subglottic space) and over-expression of p53, c-erb-B2 and Ki67 detected immunohistochemically on development of recurrence in patients were investigated in this study. METHODS: Twenty patients (Group 1) in whom recurrence had developed and 20 others (Group 2) without recurrence during follow-up were included in this study...

Precise assessment of the biological behavior and progression of squamous epithelial lesions of the larynx with a view to predict the prognosis and therapeutic challenges remains an elusive goal. The knowledge and data regarding the expression of proliferative markers indicating the biological activity in different histological grades of squamous epithelial lesions are lacking till date. To evaluate the relationship between Ki67, p27 and p53 expression as well as topographic distribution of Ki67 with the histological subtypes or grades of laryngeal squamous intraepithelial and invasive lesions...

To investigate the possible associations between mutations in TP53 and phenotypes of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in codon 72 (SNP72) with the expression profiles of p53 and human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, 93 pathologically diagnosed head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCCs) were included for study. Using PCR and direct sequencing, 45 TP53 mutations in 35 cases (37.6%) were confirmed out of the 93 HNSCCs. P53 immunohistochemistry (IHC) confirmed 34 (36.6%) cases with positive staining, including 22 cases with strong and 12 with weak positivity...

A relationship between human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and papillary squamous cell carcinoma (PSCC) has been suggested. However, to date, no studies have thoroughly and directly evaluated for transcriptional activity of the virus or the clinicopathologic significance of HPV-positive PSCC. Forty-eight cases of PSCC were retrieved from our surgical pathology database and were reviewed by 4 study pathologists, with tumors defined as SCC with a significant component of papillary growth in the tumor. Immunohistochemical analysis for p16 and p53 was performed...

Head and neck cancer is a complex disorder that includes mostly squamous cell carcinomas that can develop in the throat, larynx, nose, sinuses, and mouth. Etiopathogenesis is due to tobacco and alcohol consumption and to infection by human papillomavirus (HPV) type 16/18. Tumors often develop within preneoplastic fields of genetically altered cells. Most head and neck cancers result from multistep accumulation of genetic alterationsm resulting in clonal outgrowth of transformed cells. These DNA changes are caused by a variety of mechanisms like endogenous mutations and exogenous mutations...

Novel markers to accurately predict the risk of malignant transformation in laryngeal epithelial precursor lesions (EPL) are needed. We tried to identify some molecular alterations occurring in laryngeal tumorigenesis. In this study, 60 paraffin-embedded EPL and 17 metachronous invasive carcinomas were immunostained for markers associated with proliferation (Ki67), cell cycle control (p53, p21, p16, p27, cyclin D1), and cell adhesion and invasion (laminin and β-catenin). Aberrant expression of p16 and p53 and positivity at cytoplasm for β-catenin and cyclin D1 were detected significantly in EPL with progression to invasive laryngeal carcinoma...

INTRODUCTION: EGFR (epidermal growth factor receptor), cyclin D1 and Akt/mTOR pathways are active in head and neck cancer. The aim of this study was to explore biomarker expression, their correlations with clinicopathological parameters and their prognostic utility in a cohort of patients with localized squamous laryngeal carcinoma. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We assessed relative messenger RNA expression of EGFR, Akt1, 2, and 3, mTOR and CCND1, copy number variants of the EGFR and CCND1 genes and immunohistochemical protein expression of EGFR, p-Akt308, p-Akt473, pmTOR, PTEN, p53 and cyclin D1 in paraffin-embedded tissue samples of localized laryngeal carcinomas...

We previously reported the inhibitory profiles of naproxen and cromolyn against glycogen synthase kinase-3β, which partly explain the molecular mechanisms of their anti-cancer properties. In this study, we performed a detailed biochemical evaluation of the two drugs against colorectal adenocarcinoma (Caco2), hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG2), mammary gland carcinoma (MCF7), epitheloid cervix carcinoma (Hela), lung carcinoma (A5W9) and epidermoid larynx carcinoma (Hep2) cell lines. Additionally, we performed cellular viability tests using trypan blue, proliferation MTT assay, apoptosis, p53 and real-time polymerase chain reaction for gene expression of survivin and caspase-3...

Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinomas (HNSCC) are the 6(th) most common cancers worldwide. While incidence rates for cancer of the hypopharynx and larynx are decreasing, a significant increase in cancer of the oropharynx (OSCC) is observed. Classical risk factors for HNSCC are smoking and alcohol. It has been shown for 25 to 60% of OSCC to be associated with an infection by oncogenic human papilloma viruses (HPV). The development of "common" cancer of the head and neck is substantially enhanced by an accumulation of genetic changes, which lead to an inactivation of tumor suppressor genes or activation of proto-oncogenes...

OBJECTIVE: Determine the prognostic value of p53, Bcl-2 and Bax expression in cancer of the larynx. MATERIAL AND METHOD: Ninety-four patients diagnosed with laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma were analyzed for 5-year overall survival in relation to immunohistochemical expression of p53, Bcl-2, and Bax proteins. RESULTS: The present study included 86 males and eight females with a mean age of 65.1 years. Half of the patients (51%) were in stages III and IV...

The effects of D-loop mutations and the mtDNA copy number alterations in LSCC are poorly understood. Herein, we investigated the features and roles of somatic mutations of the D-loop region and copy number alterations in mtDNA of LSCC. Using direct sequencing and real-time quantitative PCR, we examined D-loop mutations and mtDNA copy number in LSCC tissues, paracancerous normal tissues and peripheral vein blood samples from 40 LSCC patients. A student's t test, ANOVA test and χ(2) test were used to analyze association among mutations, mtDNA copy number alterations with clinicopathologic parameters...