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Interleukin-8 and laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma

Michele Grasso, Massimo Ralli, Griselda Agolli, Marco Fiore, Mauro Ceccanti, Paola Tirassa, Marco de Vicentiis, Antonio Greco

Abstract

Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) is the second most common neoplasm of the upper aerodigestive tract after cancer of the oral cavity. Over the past two decades, even though patients have benefited greatly from the latest advances in surgical techniques, chemotherapy and radiation therapy, the survival rate of LSCC has not improved significantly. It is reported that changes in the expression of cytokines and growth factors have implications in the malignant transformation of many cancers including head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and, more recently, LSCC. It has been hypothesized that some of these cytokines may be used as additional diagnostic markers in the sera of patients because of their excessive production by the tumor cells. This could be of great value since there are currently no reliable markers to predict either tumor development or relapse. Interleukin-8 (IL-8), a chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 8 (CXCL8), is now reported to play an important role in cancer invasion, angiogenesis and metastasis. Recent studies have shown an increased concentration of IL-8 in patients with LSCC and a positive association with lymph node metastasis and T classification. Interleukin-8 levels were not significantly associated with shorter overall survival and cancer progression-free survival. The investigation of the mechanisms of origin, invasion, and metastasis of the cancer is one of the emergent and most promising scientific fields in head and neck cancer, especially in LSCC. Biomarkers such as IL-8 could have a role as a screening test and as a support of the clinical decisions for appropriate therapy and postoperative care in individual patients.

Keywords

interleukin-8, laryngeal squamous cell cancer, head and neck cancer, chemokines, cancer

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Michele Grasso
Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Italy

Department of Sense Organs

Massimo Ralli
Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Italy

Department of Sense Organs

Griselda Agolli
Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Italy

Department of Sense Organs

Marco Fiore
Institute of Cell Biology and Neurobiology, IBCN-CNR, Rome, Italy
Italy

Mauro Ceccanti
Centro Alcologico Regione Lazio, Rome, Italy
Italy

Paola Tirassa
Institute of Cell Biology and Neurobiology, IBCN-CNR, Rome, Italy
Italy

Marco de Vicentiis
Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Italy

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences

Antonio Greco
Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Italy

Department of Sense Organs

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