Table 2: Demographic, clinical, and pathologic variables by HPV Status.
|
HPV Negative n=37 |
HPV Positive n=36 |
p |
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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.