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. 2025 May 17;16:4608. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-59865-1

Table 1.

Patient characteristics

Demographic variables Patients
(N = 28)
Percent
(%)
Age (years) 52.9 ± 9.7 -
Gender
  Male 26 92.9
  Female 2 7.1
Smoker
  Never 11 39.3
  Current or former 17 60.7
Alcohol abuse
  No 17 60.7
  Yes 11 39.3
Tumor Site
  Oropharynx 4 14.3
  Larynx 2 7.1
  Hypopharynx 1 3.6
  Oral Cavity 21 75.0
T category
  T1 0 0.0
  T2 3 10.7
  T3 11 39.3
  T4 14 50.0
N category
  N0 7 25.0
  N1 4 14.3
  N2 15 53.6
  N3 2 7.1
PD-L1 (CPS)
  CPS = 0 5 17.9
  0 < CPS < 1 3 10.7
  1 < CPS < 19 13 46.4
  CPS > 20 7 25
HPV (p16)
  Negative 15 53.6
  Positive 13 46.4
AJCC stage (The eighth edition)
  III 6 21.4
  IVA 19 67.9
  IVB 3 10.7

Abbreviations: AJCC, American Joint Committee on Cancer.