title: Risk Groups for Survival in HPV-Positive and HPV-Negative OPSCC.
abstract: Over the last three decades, it has become clear that infection with high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) is etiologically linked to the development of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas, particularly those carcinomas that arise in the oropharyngeal region.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Michelle M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Rietbergen
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Ruud H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Brakenhoff
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. cr.leemans@vumc.nl.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: René Leemans
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000401:mortality* / Q000821:virology*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality* / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000472:pathogenicity; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000401:mortality* / Q000821:virology; D000077195:Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck
keywords: Biomarkers; Comorbidity; De-escalation; Prognostic model; Risk groups