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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 May 28.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2011 May 19;82(5):1845–1850. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2011.02.062

Table 1.

Patient characteristics

n %
Median age, y (range) 58 (42–75)
Sex
 Male 37 86
 Female 6 14
Race
 African American 10 23
 Caucasian/white 33 77
T stage
 T1 8 19
 T2 6 14
 T3 19 44
 T4 10 23
N stage
 N1 4 9
 N2 31 72
 N3 8 19
KPS
 100 24 56
 90 9 21
 80 9 21
 70 1 2
Primary site
 Oropharynx 29 67
 Larynx 6 14
 Hypopharynx 4 9
 Nasopharynx 4 9
PEG tube
 Yes 37
 No 6

Abbreviations: KPS = Karnofsky performance status

PEG = per-cutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy