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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · South Asian J Cancer 2017; 06(03): 093-098
DOI: 10.4103/sajc.sajc_96_17
Review Article

Human papillomavirus in head and neck cancer in India: Current status and consensus recommendations

Vedang Murthy
Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra
,
Adnan Calcuttawala
Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra
,
Kirti Chadha
Department of Oncopathology, Metropolis Healthcare Ltd., Mumbai, Maharashtra
,
Anil d’Cruz
Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra
,
Arvind Krishnamurthy
Department of Surgical Oncology, Cancer Institute (WIA), Chennai, Tamil Nadu
,
Indranil Mallick
Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Medical Centre, Kolkata, West Bengal
,
Sudhir Nair
Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra
,
Tanuja Teni
Teni Lab, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Mumbai, Maharashtra
,
Sagar Pawar
Teni Lab, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Mumbai, Maharashtra
,
Kaustav Talapatra
Department of Radiation Oncology, KDAH, Mumbai, Maharashtra
,
Asawari Patil
Department of Pathology, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra
,
Amit Bhatt
Department of Medical Oncology, Avinash Cancer Clinic, Pune, Maharashtra
,
Sanjoy Chatterjee
Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Medical Centre, Kolkata, West Bengal
,
Monali Swain
Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra
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Prasad Narayanan
Department of Medical Oncology, Cytecare Cancer Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka
,
Nikhil Ghadyalpatil
Department of Medical Oncology, Yashoda Cancer Institute, Somajiguda, Hyderabad, Telangana
,
Manish Singhal
Department of Medical Oncology, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi
,
Moni Kuriakose
Department of Surgical Oncology, Mazumdar-Shaw Cancer Center, Bengaluru, Karnataka
,
Kumar Prabhash
Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra
,
Jaiprakash Agarwal
Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra
,
Purvish Parikh
Department of Medical Oncology, Asian Institute of Oncology, Mumbai, Maharashtra
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Abstract

Human papillomavirus (HPV) associated head and neck squamous cell cancers (HNSCC) have become increasingly common in the West, but the same cannot be said about India. These cancers have a different biology and confer a better prognosis, however, its current role in the management of patients in India is not clearly defined. At the 35th Indian Cooperative Oncology Network conference held in September 2016, a panel of radiation, surgical and medical oncologists, pathologists, and basic scientists from across the country having experience in clinical research with respect to HPV in HNSCC reviewed the available literature from India. All the ideas and facts were thereafter collated in this report. Various topics of controversy in dealing with the diagnosis and management of HPV-associated HNSCC have been highlighted in this report in context to the Indian scenario. Furthermore, the prevalence of the same and its association with tobacco and high-risk sexual behavior has been touched on. Conclusively, a set of recommendations has been proposed by the panel to guide the practicing oncologists of the country while dealing with HPV-associated HNSCC.

Key words

Consensus recommendations - head and neck squamous cell cancers - human papillomavirus - India


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