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. 2023 Jul 9;149(11):971–977. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2023.1937

Table 2. Per-Test Performance Metrics for the Diagnosis and Surveillance Cohorts.

TTMV-HPV DNA test result Diagnosis cohort (n = 163) Surveillance cohort (n = 591) Predictive value (95% CI), %
HPV-associated OPSCC HPV-negative OPSCC Recurrence Disease free
Positive, No. 139 0 38 0 100 (90.7-100)a
Negative, No. 13 11 5 548 99.1 (97.9-99.7)b
Sensitivity (95% CI), % 91.5 (85.8-95.4) NA 88.4 (74.9-96.1) NA NA
Specificity (95% CI), % NA 100 (71.5-100) NA 100 (99.3-100) NA

Abbreviations: NA, not applicable; HPV, human papillomavirus; OPSCC, oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma; TTMV-HPV DNA, tumor tissue–modified human papillomavirus DNA.

a

Positive predictive value.

b

Negative predictive value.