Table 1.
Baseline patient characteristics
| Total n = 54 | |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 36 (66.7%) |
| Female | 18 (33.3%) |
| Age | 56.8 (7.3) |
| Weight | 67.8 (13.2) |
| BMI | 22.9 (3.8) |
| T-stage | |
| T1-2 | 13 (24.1%) |
| T3-4 | 41 (75.9%) |
| N-stage | |
| N0 | 5 (9.3%) |
| N + | 49 (90.7%) |
| Clinical TNM stagea | |
| Stage III | 5 (9.3%) |
| Stage IV | 49 (90.7%) |
| Tumor site | |
| Oral cavity | 6 (11.1%) |
| Nasopharyngeal | 10 (18.5%) |
| Oropharyngeal | 20 (37.0%) |
| Hypopharyngeal | 8 (14.8%) |
| Laryngeal | 5 (9.3%) |
| Otherb | 5 (9.3%) |
Continuous data are represented as mean (SD). Categorical data are represented as number (% of total)
aStaged according to the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual 7th edition
bOther = sinus (n = 1), proximal esophagus (n = 2), and multiple (n = 2)