Table 1. Baseline Patient and Treatment Characteristics.
Characteristics | N (%) |
---|---|
Age, years (mean ± standard deviation) | 64.4 ± 10.2 |
Sex | |
Male | 18 (26%) |
Female | 51 (74%) |
Smoking Status (n=66, 96%) | |
Never – less than 10 pack years | 15 (22%) |
Greater than 10 pack year | 51 (74%) |
HPV status (n=30, 43%) | |
Positive | 17 (57%) |
Negative | 13 (45%) |
Primary Site in Oropharynx | |
Tonsil | 26 (38%) |
Base of Tongue | 32 (46%) |
Other or NOS | 11 (16%) |
Prior Treatment | |
Prior Full Dose Radiotherapy | 69 (100%) |
Prior Surgery | 18 (26%) |
Prior Chemotherapy | 44 (64%) |
Recurrence Treatment Site | |
Base of Tongue | 23 (33%) |
Cervical Lymph Nodes | 10 (15%) |
Base of Skull | 6 (9%) |
Other* | 30 (43%) |
Second Primary¥ | 14 (20%) |
SBRT Treatment Volume, cc, mean (range) | 45 (2.5-345.1) |
SBRT Dose, Gy, mean (range) | 40.9 Gy (15-50) |
Other sites: tonsil, hypopharynx, nasopharynx, parotid, other oropharynx.
Fourteen patients (20.3%) had been previously diagnosed and treated with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck and presented with OPSCC as a second primary lesion. Of these, 5 patients were treated for laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), 3 patients were treated for oral cavity SCC, and 3 were treated for OPSCC. Thirteen (92.9%) of the patients with second primary tumors were smokers, for the remaining 1 patient smoking status was unknown.