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Objective  To evaluate the dynamics of the oral microbiome and associated patient outcomes following treatment of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC).    Materials and Methods  This was a prospective cohort study at a tertiary academic center in Hong Kong SAR of patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma evaluating the oral microbiome in pre- and postsurgery oral rinses (at 1, 3, and 6 months) with 16S rRNA gene V3–V4 amplicon sequencing.    Results  In total, 76 HNSCC patients were evaluated. There was a significantly depressed alpha diversities of oral microbial communities observed in HNSCC oral rinse samples within the first 6 months post-surgery when compared to presurgery or healthy controls. Distant clustering between pre- and postsurgery was also observed ( p  < 0.022). Following treatment, eight oral bacterial genera showed a trend towards the restoration in the relative abundances that approximate healthy persons. In evaluating patient outcomes, the decreased relative abundance of three periodontal bacteria ( Capnocytophaga ,  Prevotella 7 , and  Leptotrichia ) and the increased relative abundance of two commensal bacteria ( Streptococcus  and  Rothia ) at 6 months postsurgery compared to presurgery showed a better 3-year disease-specific survival (a cutoff of Kaplan–Meier survival curve test  p  < 0.3 at 36 months). In particular, the postsurgery restoration of  Prevotella 7  was statistically significant in the surveyed patients (survival rate of 84% vs. 56% at 36 months,  p  = 0.0065).    Conclusions  Oral microbiome dysbiosis associated with HNSCC is dynamic. These dynamics of the oral microbiome postsurgery are also associated with patient treatment and outcomes and may serve as potential biomarkers for patient management in HNSCC.

Restoration of the Oral Microbiota After Surgery for Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Is Associated With Patient Outcomes