Official websites use .gov
A
.gov website belongs to an official
government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock (
) or https:// means you've safely
connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive
information only on official, secure websites.
Clinical demographics for patients and healthy volunteers. All patients had non-recurrent, histologically confirmed HPV + oropharyngeal cancer.
| Characteristic | Patients | Healthy Volunteers |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Male | 10 (100%) | 7 (70%) |
| Female | 0 (0%) | 3 (30%) |
| Age (years) | ||
| Median (range) | 61 (58–74) | 30 (24–43) |
| Disease sub-site | ||
| Tonsil | 4 (40%) | |
| Base of tongue | 6 (60%) | |
| T stage | ||
| T1 | 5 (50%) | |
| T2 | 2 (20%) | |
| T3 | 3 (30%) | |
| N stage | ||
| N1 | 7 (70%) | |
| N2 | 3 (30%) | |
| M stage | ||
| M0 | 10 (100%) | |
| Clinical Stage | ||
| I | 6 (60%) | |
| II | 4 (40%) |
