Table 1 Patient characteristics of selected HPV+ and HPV- HNSCC samples.
| Â | HPV+ (n= 20) | HPV- (n= 20) |
|---|---|---|
Median age, years (range) | 56.5 (42-81) | 58 (45-77) |
Gender | M: 14 | M: 14 |
| Â | F: 6 | F: 6 |
Tumor site | Oropharynx: 20 | Oropharynx: 20 |
Tumor grade | Well diff: 1 | Well diff: 0 |
| Â | Mod diff: 9 | Mod diff: 16 |
| Â | Poorly diff: 10 | Poorly diff: 4 |
Tumor stage (T) | T1: 5 | T1: 1 |
| Â | T2: 8 | T2: 4 |
| Â | T3: 3 | T3: 5 |
| Â | T4: 3 | T4: 10 |
| Â | N/a: 1 | N/a: 0 |
Cervical lymph node involvement (N) | Yes: 16 | Yes:13 |
| Â | No: 2 | No: 6 |
| Â | N/a: 2 | N/a: 1 |
Smoking | Ever: 9 | Ever: 15 |
| Â | Never: 8 | Never: 0 |
| Â | N/a: 3 | N/a: 5 |
Alcohol | Heavy drinker (>20U/w): 2 | Heavy drinker (>20U/w): 12 |
| Â | Occ. alcohol: 5 | Occ. alcohol: 3 |
| Â | Never: 4 | Never: 0 |
| Â | N/a: 9 | N/a: 5 |