Figure 4.

The MMSS reliably predicts survival of HNSCC patients with a missing MS. (A) Comparative analysis of MS and MMSS values for all HNSCC patients (n = 220) for which data for both methylation scores were available. (B) The Kaplan-Meier plot demonstrates the prognostic value of the MMSS_g to predict improved survival of HNSCC patient with available MS (n = 89, green line) as well as those with a missing MS (n = 24, black line). The MMSS_p is associated with an unfavorable survival, which is displayed for HNSCC patients with an available MS (blue line) and those with a missing MS (red line).