Table 1.

Characteristics of patients, tumors, and treatments

Characteristic	No. of patients (%)
Sex
Female	2 (6)
Male	29 (94)
Age
Median (range)	57 (44–78)
T stage (T)
T1	1 (3)
T2	14 (45)
T3	8 (26)
T4	8 (26)
Nodal stage (N)
N0	1 (3)
N1	3 (10)
N2a	2 (6)
N2b	13 (42)
N2c	12 (39)
N3	0 (0)
AJCC stage
III	4 (13)
IVa	27 (87)
Smoking History at Diagnosis
Never smoker	15 (48)
Current smoker	16 (52)
Disease sub-site
Tonsil	16 (52)
Base of tongue	15 (48)
Total Radiation Dose	70 Gy
No. of Fractions Received	33
Radiation technique
IMRT	16 (52)
IMPT	15 (48)
Chemotherapy
Cetuximab	5 (16)
Carboplatin	1 (3)
Cisplatin	24 (78)
Docetaxel	1 (3)

Note.—IMPT = intensity-modulated proton therapy, IMRT = intensity-modulated photon therapy.