Table 2: Demographic, clinical, and pathologic variables by HPV Status.

 

HPV Negative

n=37

HPV Positive

n=36

p

Median (Range)

n (%)

Median (Range)

n (%)

 

Age

 

56 yrs

(29-82)

 

60 yrs

(33-76)

 

0.74

Gender

Female

 

 

17 (46)

 

 

3 (8)

<0.01

Primary Site

Oral Cavity

Oropharynx

 

 

 

 

33 (89)

4 (11)

 

 

2 (6)

34 (94)

<0.01

Tobacco Use History

None

<10 pack-years

>10 pack-years

 

 

6 (16)

7 (19)

24 (65)

 

 

15 (43)

5 (14)

15 (43)

0.04

PET/CT Staging

 

22 (60)

 

31 (86)

0.01

AJCC Clinical Stage

1-2

3

4a

 

 

15 (40)

13 (35)

9 (24)

 

 

0 (0)

10 (28)

26 (72)

<0.01

Interval, Biopsy to Resection

39 days

(7-90)

 

32 days

(0-56)

 

<0.01

Tumor Grade

1-2

3

 

 

31 (84)

6 (16)

 

 

12 (33)

24 (67)

<0.01

Tumor Size

3.1 cm

(0.9-6.7)

 

1.8 cm

(0.3-4.7)

 

<0.01

Pathologic Nodal Tumor Size (largest)

1.25 cm

(0.2-4.3)

 

3.5 cm

(0.9-6.5)

 

<0.01

# LNs Involved

2

(0-5)

 

2

(1-32)

 

0.57

% LNs Involved

8%

(1.6-20)

 

6%

(1.5-56)

 

0.69

Extranodal Extension

 

20 (54)

 

17 (47)

0.56

Perineural Invasion

 

25 (68)

 

6 (18)

<0.01

Lymphovascular Invasion

 

18 (51)

 

15 (43)

0.47

AJCC Pathologic Stage

1-3

4

 

 

11 (30)

26 (70)

 

 

11 (31)

35 (69)

0.94

Interval, Resection to RT

45.5 days

(27-117)

 

47.5 days

(33-77)

 

0.55

Interval, RT Start to End

46 days

(31-111)

 

46.5 days

(34-60)

 

0.70

RT Dose

6600 cGy

(5000-6996)

 

6600 cGy

(5000-7200)

 

 

Concurrent Chemotherapy

 

11 (30)

 

15 (42)

0.29

OTT

94 days

(69-185)

 

93 days

(74-120)

 

0.69

HPV: human papillomavirus; PET/CT: positron emission tomography/computed tomography; AJCC: American Joint Commission on Cancer; LNs: lymph nodes; RT: radiotherapy; OTT: overall treatment time.