Table 1.
Patient characteristics.
| Characteristic | N = 48 |
|---|---|
| Age, median (range) | 60 (27–74) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 34 (70.8%) |
| Female | 14 (29.2%) |
| Race | |
| African–American | 5 (10.4%) |
| Caucasian | 41 (85.4%) |
| Other | 2 (4.2%) |
| BMI, median [IQR] | 25.4 (21.3–28.2) |
| Smoking history, pack years (PY) | |
| Never smoker | 23 (47.9%) |
| ≤10 PY | 7 (14.6%) |
| >10 PY | 17 (35.4%) |
| Unknown | 1 (2.1%) |
| Primary site | |
| Anterior tongue | 6 (12.5%) |
| Retromolar trigone | 2 (4.2%) |
| Lip | 1 (2.1%) |
| Oropharynx, tonsil and base of the tongue | 20 (41.7%) |
| Hypopharynx | 2 (4.2%) |
| Aryepiglottic fold | 1 (2.1%) |
| Larynx | 5 (10.4%) |
| Nasal cavities | 1 (2.1%) |
| Nasopharynx | 2 (4.2%) |
| Parotid gland | 3 (6.3%) |
| Unknown primary | 1 (2.1%) |
| Other | 4 (8.3%) |
| Disease state | |
| Recurrent | 40 (80.3%) |
| Primary | 7 (14.6%) |
| Metastatic | 1 (2.1%) |
| p16 + (for oropharynx) | 14 (29.2%) |
| ECOG PS | |
| 1 | 26 (54.2%) |
| 0 | 20 (40.7%) |
| Unknown | 2 (4.2%) |