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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Nov 3.
Published in final edited form as: Head Neck. 2015 Mar 30;37(5):644–649. doi: 10.1002/hed.23647

TABLE 1.

Patient characteristics for ACC and non-ACC cohorts

Characteristic ACC Non-ACC
No(%) No(%)
18 (100%) 18 (100%)

Age
 Median 50 59
 Range (26–80) (29–76)

Gender
 Male 13 (72%) 10 (56%)
 Female 5 (28%) 8 (44%)

Performance status
 ECOG 0–1 17 (94%) 18 (100%)
 ECOG2 1 (6%) 0 (0%)

Histology
 Adenoid cystic carcinoma 18 (100%) -
 Acinic cell carcinoma - 2 (11%)
 High grade adenocarcinoma - 6 (33%)
 Mucoepidermoid - 2 (11%)
 Myoepithelial carcinoma - 1 (6%)
 Salivary duct carcinoma - 3 (17%)
 Salivary adenocarcinoma - 3 (17%)

Primary site
 Parotid 2 (11%) 11 (61%)
 Sublingual 2 (11%) 1 (6%)
 Submandibular 1 (6%) 2 (11%)
 Buccal mucosa - 1 (6%)
 Tongue - 2 (11%)
 Gingiva 1 (6%) -
 Floor of the mouth 1 (6%) -
 Sinuses 2 (11%) -
 Trachea 2 (11%) -
 Lung 2 (11%) -
 Palate 4 (22%) -
 Skin of ear 1 (6%) -
 Unknown Primary Site - 1 (6%)

Previous Systemic Therapies,
 Yes 6 (33%) 10 (56%)
 No 12 (67%) 8 (44%)
 Median (range) 3 (1–5) 2 (1–6)

Prior Surgery
 Yes 17 (94%) 15 (83%)
 No 1 (6%) 3 (17%)

Prior Radiation Therapy
 Yes 15 (83%) 13 (72%)
 No 3 (17%) 5 (28%)

EGFR Status*
 Positive (2+ or 3+) 6 (38%) 4 (24%)
 Negative (0 or 1+) 10 (63%) 13 (76%)

HER2 Status*
 Positive (2+ or 3+) 0 (0%) 9 (50%)
 Negative (0 or 1+) 16 (100%) 9 (50%)
*

Tissue available for EGFR in 16 ACC and 17 non-ACC, and for HER2 in 16 ACC and 18 non-ACC