PPARG and the PTEN-PI3K/AKT Signaling Axis May Cofunction in Promoting Chemosensitivity in Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Table 1

Characteristics of 17 diagnosed hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma patients.

Characteristics	(%)
Sex
Male	15 (88.24%)
Female	2 (11.76%)
Age (year)
≤60	12 (70.59%)
>60	5 (29.41%)
Stage
I	0 (0%)
II	1 (5.88%)
III	4 (23.53%)
IV	12 (70.59)
T
1	0 (0%)
2	3 (17.65%)
3	4 (23.53%)
4	10 (58.82%)
N
0	5 (29.41%)
1	2 (11.76%)
2	9 (52.94%)
3	1 (5.88%)
M
0	17 (100%)
Response to induction chemotherapy
Response	8 (47.06%)
Nonresponse	9 (52.94%)