Table 1.
Variables | Total | Immune cell score 0–1 | Immune cell score 2 | Immune cell score 3–4 | p value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 79 | N = 39 | n = 22 | n = 18 | ||
Sex | |||||
Male | n = 41 | n = 18 | n = 10 | n = 13 | 0.145 |
Female | n = 38 | n = 21 | n = 12 | n = 5 | |
Age | |||||
< 65 | n = 36 | n = 18 | n = 10 | n = 8 | 1.000 |
65–75 | n = 35 | n = 17 | n = 10 | n = 8 | |
> 75 | n = 8 | n = 4 | n = 2 | n = 2 | |
Tumour | |||||
T1a | n = 0 | n = 0 | n = 0 | n = 0 | 0.096 |
T1b | n = 5 | n = 2 | n = 1 | n = 2 | |
T1c | n = 14 | n = 4 | n = 8 | n = 2 | |
T2 | n = 43 | n = 21 | n = 10 | n = 12 | |
T3 | n = 17 | n = 12 | n = 3 | n = 2 | |
Node | |||||
N0 | n = 36 | n = 20 | n = 11 | n = 5 | 0.361 |
N1 | n = 29 | n = 12 | n = 9 | n = 8 | |
N2 | n = 14 | n = 7 | n = 2 | n = 5 | |
Stage | |||||
IA | n = 8 | n = 2 | n = 4 | n = 2 | |
IB | n = 17 | n = 10 | n = 5 | n = 2 | |
IIA | n = 11 | n = 8 | n = 2 | n = 1 | 0.356 |
IIB | n = 29 | n = 12 | n = 9 | n = 8 | |
III | n = 14 | n = 7 | n = 2 | n = 5 | |
Grade | |||||
I | n = 15 | n = 6 | n = 7 | n = 2 | 0.473 |
II | n = 29 | n = 13 | n = 9 | n = 7 | |
III | n = 17 | n = 10 | n = 2 | n = 5 | |
Perineural invasion | |||||
Negative | n = 42 | n = 22 | n = 10 | n = 10 | 0.694 |
Positive | n = 37 | n = 17 | n = 12 | n = 8 | |
Resection | |||||
R0 | n = 50 | n = 22 | n = 15 | n = 13 | 0.441 |
R1 | n = 29 | n = 17 | n = 7 | n = 5 | |
Disease-specific survival (%) | |||||
1 year | 72.0 | 61.0 | 90.9 | 69.5 | 0.020 |
3 years | 27.5 | 10.9 | 39.6 | 55.6 | |
5 years | 19.5 | 5.4 | 26.4 | 55.6 | |
Overall survival (%) | |||||
1 year | 70.0 | 59.1 | 90.9 | 65.7 | |
3 years | 25.3 | 10.5 | 39.6 | 43.8 | 0.030 |
5 years | 17.9 | 5.3 | 26.4 | 43.8 |
P-values showing significant association (< 0.05) are marked in bold