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The prognostic significance of estrogen receptor β in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

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    • Kresimir Grsic
    • Iva Ledinsky Opacic
    • Sanda Sitic
    • Marija Milkovic Perisa
    • Petar Suton
    • Bozena Sarcevic
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    Affiliations: Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgical Oncology, University Hospital for Tumors, Clinical Hospital Center Sisters of Charity, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia, Department of Clinical Pathology, University Hospital for Tumors, Clinical Hospital Center Sisters of Charity, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia, Division of Radiation Oncology, Department of Radiotherapy and Medical Oncology, University Hospital for Tumors, Clinical Hospital Center Sisters of Charity, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is the fifth most common cancer in the world. Although multimodal and targeted therapy is now used in therapeutic procedures, the survival of patients with HNSCC has remained unchanged over the last 30 years. A number of studies have demonstrated that the increased expression of intranuclear ERβ in breast, lung and colon cancer is a favorable prognostic marker associated with higher survival rates. However, the clinical significance of sex hormone receptors in HNSCC remains unclear. The current study aimed to assess the expression of ERβ in HNSCC immunohistochemically and investigate any possible association between ERβ expression, and clinical and histopathological factors, disease recurrence and patient survival. The present study included 174 patients (165 males and 9 females) with a median age of 60.8 years (range, 39‑79) with HNSCC who were primary surgically treated between January 2000 and December 2006. Immunohistochemical reactions for ERβ demonstrated that 73 patients (42%) exhibited positive ERβ expression. Distribution of ERβ status among different head and neck subsites indicated that >40% of all negative cases were located in laryngeal primaries, while incidence of other sublocalization within positive cases was similar and comparable (P=0.04). Furthermore, a correlation was observed between ERβ immunopositivity and the survival of patients, with respect to the primary tumor site. Patients with ERβ positive oropharyngeal cancer had a survival rate of 35.3% at 5‑years compared with 25% for patients with negative expression. However, ERβ status was not significantly correlated with any other clinical or histopathological parameter. After an average follow‑up time of 38.5 months (range, 3‑60 months), 54 patients (31.1%) had succumbed to disease recurrence while 50 (28.7%) succumbed to other causes. In conclusion, ERβ positivity indicates improved survival of patients with oropharyngeal cancer. Further research is required in order to implement novel therapeutic strategies.
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Grsic, K., Opacic, I.L., Sitic, S., Milkovic Perisa, M. ., Suton, P., & Sarcevic, B. (2016). The prognostic significance of estrogen receptor β in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Oncology Letters, 12, 3861-3865. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2016.5142
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Grsic, K., Opacic, I. L., Sitic, S., Milkovic Perisa, M. ., Suton, P., Sarcevic, B."The prognostic significance of estrogen receptor β in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma". Oncology Letters 12.5 (2016): 3861-3865.
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Grsic, K., Opacic, I. L., Sitic, S., Milkovic Perisa, M. ., Suton, P., Sarcevic, B."The prognostic significance of estrogen receptor β in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma". Oncology Letters 12, no. 5 (2016): 3861-3865. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2016.5142
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Grsic K, Opacic IL, Sitic S, Milkovic Perisa M , Suton P and Sarcevic B: The prognostic significance of estrogen receptor β in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Oncol Lett 12: 3861-3865, 2016.
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Grsic, K., Opacic, I.L., Sitic, S., Milkovic Perisa, M. ., Suton, P., & Sarcevic, B. (2016). The prognostic significance of estrogen receptor β in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Oncology Letters, 12, 3861-3865. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2016.5142
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Grsic, K., Opacic, I. L., Sitic, S., Milkovic Perisa, M. ., Suton, P., Sarcevic, B."The prognostic significance of estrogen receptor β in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma". Oncology Letters 12.5 (2016): 3861-3865.
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Grsic, K., Opacic, I. L., Sitic, S., Milkovic Perisa, M. ., Suton, P., Sarcevic, B."The prognostic significance of estrogen receptor β in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma". Oncology Letters 12, no. 5 (2016): 3861-3865. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2016.5142
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