Research Article

Prognostic Value of Homotypic Cell Internalization by Nonprofessional Phagocytic Cancer Cells

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of the head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cohorts.

All HNSCC Early disease
Adjuvant RCT
Advanced disease
Definitive RT
Metastatic diseaseNeoadjuvant RCT Adjuvant RCT
Center/invasion front

32162522935143
Gender ()
 Male 274 (85.4) 51 (82.3) (15.9) 43 (82.7) (13.4)28(96.6) (8.7)32 (91.4) (10)120 (83.9)(37.4)
 Female 47 (14.6) 11 (17.7) (3.4) 9 (17.3) (2.8)1 (3.4) (0.3)3 (8.6) (0.9)23 (16.1)(7.2)
Age (years)
 Median (95% C.I.) 54.3 (53.9–55.7)51.0(49.4–53.3) 56.0 (53.2–58) 53.0 (49.3–55) 52.5 (51.3–54.5) 58.0 (56.2–59.2)
Local failure time (months)
 Median (95% C.I.) 50.0 (58.3–69.4) 67.0(72.1–111) 42.0 (44.9–72.4) 51.0 (48.8–83.9) 87.0 (74.1–96.6)32.0 (34.5–46.1)
Time to metastatic disease (months)
 Median (95% C.I.) 53.0 (61.7–73)81.5 (82–121.7) 42.0 (44.7–72.4) 61.0 (51.3–85.7) 90.0 (77.2–99.6) 37.5 (37–48.3)
Overall survival time (months)
 Median (95% C.I.) 54.0 (63.5–74.6)81.5(82–121.7) 44.0 (47.6–74.2) 61.0 (53.8–89.3) 90.0 (77.5–99.8) 41.0 (39.9–51)
T stage ()
 T1 59 (18.4)13 (21) (4) 0 0 (0) 7 (24.1) (2.2)3 (8.6) (0.9)36 (25.2) (11.2)
 T2 105 (32.7)30 (48.4) (9.3) 2 (3.8) (0.6) 8 (27.6) (2.5)9 (25.7) (2.8)56 (39.2) (17.4)
 T3 78 (24.3)14 (22.6) (4.4) 25 (48.1) (7.8) 6 (20.7) (1.9)6 (17.1) (1.9)27 (18.9) (8.4)
 T4 79 (24.6)5 (8.1) (1.6) 25 (48.1) (7.8) 8 (27.6) (2.5) 17 (48.6) (5.3) 24 (16.8) (7.5)
N stage ()
 N0 68 (21.2)23 (37.1) (7.2) 5 (9.6) (1.6)0 (0) (0)7 (20.0) (2.2)38 (26.6) (11.8)
 N1 55 (17.1)17 (27.4) (5.3) 4 (7.7) (1.2)4 (13.8) (1.2)2 (5.7) (0.6)29 (20.3) (9)
 N2 186 (57.9)22 (35.5) (6.9) 41 (78.8) (12.8)23 (79.3) (7.2)25 (71.4) (7.8)69 (48.3) (21.5)
 N3 12 (3.7)0 (0) (0) 2 (3.8) (0.6)2 (6.9) (0.6)1 (2.9) (0.3)7 (4.9) (2.2)
M stage ()
 M0 237 (73.8)62 (100.0) (19.3)39 (75.0) (12.1)6 (20.7) (1.9) 32 (91.4) (10) 98 (68.5) (30.5)
 M1 84 (26.2)0 (0.0) (0)13 (25.0) (4)23 (79.3) (7.2)3 (8.6) (0.9)45 (31.5) (14)
Grading ()
 G1/2 176 (54.8)37 (59.7) (11.5) 37 (71.2) (11.5)15(51.7) (4.7)27 (77.1) (8.4)60 (42) (18.7)
 G3/4 145 (45.2)25 (40.3) (7.8) 15 (28.8) (4.7)14 (48.3) (4.4)8 (22.9) (2.5)83 (58) (25.9)
UICC97 ()
 1 15 (4.7) 6 (9.7) (1.9) 0 (0) (0) 0 (0) (0)1 (2.9) (0.3)8 (5.6) (2.5)
 2 30 (9.3)13 (21) (4) 0 (0) (0) 1 (3.4) (0.3)2 (5.7) (0.6)14 (9.8) (4.4)
 3 61 (19)17 (27.4) (5.3) 7 (13.5) (2.2) 2 (6.9) (0.6)2 (5.7) (0.6)33 (23.1) (10.3)
 4 215 (67) 26 (41.9) (8.1) 45 (86.5) (14) 26 (89.7) (8.1)30 (85.7) (9.3)88 (61.5) (27.4)

Values behind the first bracket are relative values within the subcohort and values behind the second bracket are relative values of the total cohort. Confidence interval: C.I.