Table 1.
Patient Baseline Characteristics.
| Characteristics | No. of patients (%) |
|---|---|
| Patients included | 12 |
| Age, median years (range) | 56 (47–66) |
| Sex | |
| male/female | 7 (58%)/5 (42%) |
| Primary site | |
| oropharynx/cancer of the tonsils | 12 (100%)/6 (50%) |
| Tumor p16 status | |
| positive/negative | 12 (100%)/0 (0%) |
| Clinical stage | |
| III/IVa | 1 (8%)/11 (92%) |
| Performance status (ECOG scale) | |
| 0/1 | 12 (100%)/0 (%) |
| Smoking status | |
| Never | 3 (25%) |
| Former | 7 (58%) |
| Current | 2 (17%) |
| Level of physical activity at baseline | |
| low/high | 7 (58%)/5 (42%) |
| BMI | |
| BMI ≥ 30 | 3 (25%) |
| BMI 25.0–29.9 | 6 (50%) |
| BMI < 25 | 3 (25%) |
| Charlson Comorbidity score | |
| index score of 0 | 9 (75%) |
| index score of 1 | 3 (25%) |
| Agreed to muscle biopsies | |
| yes/no | 8 (67%)/4 (33%) |
| Days from diagnosis to radiotherapy start | |
| mean (range) | 21 (12–29) |
| Days from diagnosis to training start | |
| mean (range) | 23 (16–34) |
BMI = body mass index; ECOG = Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group.