Research Article

Identification of the Potential Correlation between Tumor Protein 73 and Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Table 1

Analysis of clinical characteristics of TCGA-HNSC patients according to TP73 gene.

CharacteristicLow expression of TP73High expression of TP73

251251
T stage, (%)0.259
T114 (2.9%)19 (3.9%)
T263 (12.9%)81 (16.6%)
T370 (14.4%)61 (12.5%)
T494 (19.3%)85 (17.5%)
N stage, (%)0.502
N0125 (26%)114 (23.8%)
N140 (8.3%)40 (8.3%)
N269 (14.4%)85 (17.7%)
N34 (0.8%)3 (0.6%)
M stage, (%)1.000
M0233 (48.8%)239 (50.1%)
M12 (0.4%)3 (0.6%)
Clinical stage, (%)0.630
Stage I9 (1.8%)10 (2%)
Stage II48 (9.8%)47 (9.6%)
Stage III56 (11.5%)46 (9.4%)
Stage IV129 (26.4%)143 (29.3%)
Radiation therapy, (%)0.463
No73 (16.6%)81 (18.4%)
Yes148 (33.6%)139 (31.5%)
Primary therapy outcome, (%)0.104
PD27 (6.5%)14 (3.3%)
SD3 (0.7%)3 (0.7%)
PR4 (1%)2 (0.5%)
CR171 (40.9%)194 (46.4%)
Gender, (%)0.762
Female65 (12.9%)69 (13.7%)
Male186 (37.1%)182 (36.3%)
Race, (%)0.786
Asian4 (0.8%)6 (1.2%)
Black or African American22 (4.5%)25 (5.2%)
White213 (43.9%)215 (44.3%)
Age, (%)0.067
≤60112 (22.4%)133 (26.5%)
>60139 (27.7%)117 (23.4%)
Histologic grade, (%)0.011
G140 (8.3%)22 (4.6%)
G2154 (31.9%)146 (30.2%)
G350 (10.4%)69 (14.3%)
G40 (0%)2 (0.4%)
Smoker, (%)0.702
No53 (10.8%)58 (11.8%)
Yes192 (39%)189 (38.4%)
Alcohol history, (%)0.743
No82 (16.7%)76 (15.5%)
Yes166 (33.8%)167 (34%)
Lymphovascular invasion, (%)1.000
No118 (34.6%)101 (29.6%)
Yes65 (19.1%)57 (16.7%)
Lymphnode neck dissection, (%)<0.001
No29 (5.8%)61 (12.2%)
Yes221 (44.3%)188 (37.7%)
OS event, (%)0.059
Alive131 (26.1%)153 (30.5%)
Dead120 (23.9%)98 (19.5%)
DSS event, (%)0.030
Alive165 (34.6%)182 (38.2%)
Dead77 (16.1%)53 (11.1%)
PFI event, (%)0.013
Alive140 (27.9%)168 (33.5%)
Dead111 (22.1%)83 (16.5%)
Age, median (IQR)62 (53, 69)60 (53, 68)0.198