Table 1 Characteristics of patients with oropharyngeal cancer included for tissue microarray and droplet digital PCR analysis
From: EGFR as a biomarker of smoking status and survival in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma
Characteristic | TMA (N = 218) | ddpcr (N = 60) |
|---|---|---|
Age (mean) | 57.0 | 61.3 |
Sex (% male) | 78.4 | 83.3 |
p16 positive (%) | 55.5 | 83.3 |
HR-HPV POsitive (%) | – | 28.3 |
Smoking > 10 pY (%) | 72.4 | 56.7 |
Smoking > 20 py (%) | 52.2 | 38.3 |
TNM stage (%)* | ||
I | – | 15 |
II | – | 56.7 |
III | 23.8 | 18.3 |
IV | 76.2 | 10 |
Treatment (%) | ||
Surgery +/− RT | 58.8 | 81.7 |
RT/CRT (+/− salvage) | 41.2 | 18.3 |