Abstract 7399: Polygenic risk score-based smoking and drinking behaviors and head and neck squamous cell cancer risk by HPV status

Abstract Objective: HPV-positive and HPV-negative head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) are distinct entities from an epidemiological and biological standpoint. We aimed to evaluate the predictive performance of polygenic risk scores (PRS), which could be a surrogate when behavioral data are missing or deemed unreliable, for tobacco smoking (Smoking Initiation [SI], Age of Smoking Initiation, Cigarettes Per Day [CPD], Smoking Cessation) and alcohol consumption (Drinks Per Week [DPW]) and their impact on HNSCC risk stratified by HPV status. Methods: We analyzed data from 8013 participants in the VOYAGER consortium, including 4716 HNSCC cases and 3297 controls. PRS for the 5 phenotypes were generated based on the genome-wide significant variants (P < 5×10-8, r2 < 0.001) from the GSCAN consortium. Logistic regression models were used to evaluate the association between PRS and HNSCC risk, separately in HPV-positive and negative patients. A corresponding phenotype analysis based on actual smoking and alcohol behaviors is included for comparison. Results: All 5 PRS significantly predicted corresponding behaviors in the expected direction. For HPV-positive patients, higher PRS for SI and DPW were associated with a higher HNSCC risk. For HPV-negative patients, higher PRS for SI, CPD, and DPW had a higher risk of HNSCC. Phenotype analyses confirmed the predictive value of PRS and showed strong correlations between all 5 behaviors and HNSCC risk in both HPV-positive and negative patients. Conclusion: PRS-based models of smoking and drinking behaviors and are associated with HNSCC risk in both HPV-positive and negative patients. These findings highlight the role of a genetic predisposition to these behaviors as a surrogate marker influencing the risk of HNSCC. Citation Format: Tianzhichao Hou, Abhinav Thakral, Katrina Hueniken, Tom Dudding, Mark Gormley, Shama Virani, Andrew Olshan, Brenda Diergaarde, Tim Waterboer, Karl Smith-Byrne, Paul Brennan, David Neil Hayes, Eleanor C M Sanderson, Catherine Brown, Sophie Huang, David I. Conway, Cristina Canova, Scott V. Bratman, Anna Spreafico, Lorenzo Richiardi, John D. Almeida, Joel C. Davies, Laura Bierut, Mei Dong, Pagona Lagiou, Areti Lagiou, Jerry Polesel, Claire M. Healy, Mari Nygard, Antonio Agudo, Laia Alemany, Wolfgang Ahrens, Ivana Holcatova, Ariana Znaor, David P. Goldstein, Osvaldo Espin-Garcia, Rayjean J. Hung, Wei Xu, John JW. Lee, Geoffrey Liu. Polygenic risk score-based smoking and drinking behaviors and head and neck squamous cell cancer risk by HPV status [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2025; Part 1 (Regular Abstracts); 2025 Apr 25-30; Chicago, IL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2025;85(8_Suppl_1):Abstract nr 7399.

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Abstract 7399: Polygenic risk score-based smoking and drinking behaviors and head and neck squamous cell cancer risk by HPV status

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Abstract 7399: Polygenic risk score-based smoking and drinking behaviors and head and neck squamous cell cancer risk by HPV status

Laia Alemany, Catherine Brown, Mark Gormley, Antonio Agudo, Wolfgang Ahrens, Tianzhichao Hou, Abhinav Thakral, Ivana Holcátová, Geoffrey Liu, Osvaldo Espin‐Garcia, Katrina Hueniken, Shama Virani, David I. Conway, Karl Smith-Byrne, Tom Dudding, Cristina Canova, Scott Victor Bratman, Eleanor Sanderson, D. Neil Hayes, Mari Nygård, Joel Davies, Claire M. Healy, Paul Martin Brennan, Areti Lagiou, Laura J. Bierut, Tim Waterboer, John R. de Almeida, David Paul Goldstein, Anna Spreafico, Brenda Diergaarde, Jerry Polesel, Mei Dong, Wei Xu, Jong Wook Lee, Andrew F. Olshan, Lorenzo Richiardi, Παγώνα Λάγιου, Rayjean J. Hung, Ariana Znaor, Sophie Huang
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Abstract Objective: HPV-positive and HPV-negative head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) are distinct entities from an epidemiological and biological standpoint. We aimed to evaluate the predictive performance of polygenic risk scores (PRS), which could be a surrogate when behavioral data are missing or deemed unreliable, for tobacco smoking (Smoking Initiation [SI], Age of Smoking Initiation, Cigarettes Per Day [CPD], Smoking Cessation) and alcohol consumption (Drinks Per Week [DPW]) and their impact on HNSCC risk stratified by HPV status. Methods: We analyzed data from 8013 participants in the VOYAGER consortium, including 4716 HNSCC cases and 3297 controls. PRS for the 5 phenotypes were generated based on the genome-wide significant variants (P < 5×10-8, r2 < 0.001) from the GSCAN consortium. Logistic regression models were used to evaluate the association between PRS and HNSCC risk, separately in HPV-positive and negative patients. A corresponding phenotype analysis based on actual smoking and alcohol behaviors is included for comparison. Results: All 5 PRS significantly predicted corresponding behaviors in the expected direction. For HPV-positive patients, higher PRS for SI and DPW were associated with a higher HNSCC risk. For HPV-negative patients, higher PRS for SI, CPD, and DPW had a higher risk of HNSCC. Phenotype analyses confirmed the predictive value of PRS and showed strong correlations between all 5 behaviors and HNSCC risk in both HPV-positive and negative patients. Conclusion: PRS-based models of smoking and drinking behaviors and are associated with HNSCC risk in both HPV-positive and negative patients. These findings highlight the role of a genetic predisposition to these behaviors as a surrogate marker influencing the risk of HNSCC. Citation Format: Tianzhichao Hou, Abhinav Thakral, Katrina Hueniken, Tom Dudding, Mark Gormley, Shama Virani, Andrew Olshan, Brenda Diergaarde, Tim Waterboer, Karl Smith-Byrne, Paul Brennan, David Neil Hayes, Eleanor C M Sanderson, Catherine Brown, Sophie Huang, David I. Conway, Cristina Canova, Scott V. Bratman, Anna Spreafico, Lorenzo Richiardi, John D. Almeida, Joel C. Davies, Laura Bierut, Mei Dong, Pagona Lagiou, Areti Lagiou, Jerry Polesel, Claire M. Healy, Mari Nygard, Antonio Agudo, Laia Alemany, Wolfgang Ahrens, Ivana Holcatova, Ariana Znaor, David P. Goldstein, Osvaldo Espin-Garcia, Rayjean J. Hung, Wei Xu, John JW. Lee, Geoffrey Liu. Polygenic risk score-based smoking and drinking behaviors and head and neck squamous cell cancer risk by HPV status [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2025; Part 1 (Regular Abstracts); 2025 Apr 25-30; Chicago, IL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2025;85(8_Suppl_1):Abstract nr 7399.

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