Table 1.
Patient characteristics of selected HPV+ and HPV- HNSCC samples.
| HPV+ (n = 20) | HPV- (n = 20) | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age, years (range) | 56.5 (42-81) | 58 (45-77) |
| Gender | M: 14 | M: 14 |
| F: 6 | F: 6 | |
| Tumor site | Oropharynx: 20 | Oropharynx: 20 |
| Tumor grade | Well diff: 1 | Well diff: 0 |
| Mod diff: 9 | Mod diff: 16 | |
| Poorly diff: 10 | Poorly diff: 4 | |
| Tumor stage (T) | T1: 5 | T1: 1 |
| T2: 8 | T2: 4 | |
| T3: 3 | T3: 5 | |
| T4: 3 | T4: 10 | |
| N/a: 1 | N/a: 0 | |
| Cervical lymph node involvement (N) | Yes: 16 | Yes:13 |
| No: 2 | No: 6 | |
| N/a: 2 | N/a: 1 | |
| Smoking | Ever: 9 | Ever: 15 |
| Never: 8 | Never: 0 | |
| N/a: 3 | N/a: 5 | |
| Alcohol | Heavy drinker (>20U/w): 2 | Heavy drinker (>20U/w): 12 |
| Occ. alcohol: 5 | Occ. alcohol: 3 | |
| Never: 4 | Never: 0 | |
| N/a: 9 | N/a: 5 | |