Clinical Study

Interferon Inducible IFI16 Expression in p16 Positive Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx

Table 1

Clinicopathological parameters, p16, and IFI16 detection in 22 oropharyngeal SCC.

CaseAgeSexPrimary siteTNMStagep16IFI16Followup, months

160 MPT12c0IVANeg.Neg.NED 60
270 MPT32b0IVANeg.Neg.DWD 14
342 MPT4a30IVBNeg.Neg.DWD 2
478 MBOT300IIINeg.Neg.NED 4
563 MPT200IINeg.Neg.NED 14
655 MPT22b0IVAPos.Neg.NED 108
762 MPT200IIPos.Neg.NED 108
837 MPT4a2b0IVAPos.Neg.NED 56
961 MPT330IVBPos.Neg.NED 35
1068 MPT32b0IVAPos.Neg.NED 46
1164 MPT22b0IVAPos.Neg.NED 42
1249 MPT22c0IVAPos.Neg.NED 9
1376 MPT4b31IVBNeg.Pos.DWD 2
1484 FPT4a2b0IVANeg.Pos.DWD 12
1555 FPT110IIINeg.Pos.NED 40
1642 MPT12b0IVAPos.Pos.NED 47
1749 MPT22b0IVAPos.Pos.NED 47
1855 MPT22b0IVAPos.Pos.NED 46
1973 MPT32c0IVAPos.Pos.NED 6
2070 MPT4b2b0IVBPos.Pos.DWD 1
2161 MBOT200IIPos.Pos.NED 39
2266 MPT12b0IVAPos.Pos.NED 12

PT: palatine tonsil; BOT: base of tongue; Neg.: negative; Pos.: positive; NED: no evidence of disease; DWD: died with disease.