Table 1 Patients’ characteristics.

From: Pretreatment neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio as a prognostic factor in recurrent/metastatic head and neck cancer treated with pembrolizumab

  

%

Age

 Median

69

Range 21–88

Gender

 Male

59

79.7

 Female

15

20.3

ECOG PS

 0

21

28.4

 1

43

58.1

 > 2

10

13.5

Primary tumor site

 Oral cavity

27

36.5

 Nasopharynx

5

6.8

 Oropharynx

7 (p16 + n = 4)

9.5

 Hypopharynx

24

32.4

 Larynx

3

4.1

 Unknown

3

4.1

 Others

5

6.8

CPS

  > 20

38

51.4

 1–19

22

29.7

 < 1

6

8.1

 NE

8

10.8

BMI

 Median

20.18

Range 14.36–34.92

Metastatic site

 Lung

27

36.5

 Liver

3

4.1

 Lymphnode

38

51.4

 Bone

11

14.9

 Locoregional

17

23

Regimen

 Pembrolizumab + chemotherapy

46

62.2

 Pembrolizumab alone

28

37.8

  1. ECOG PS, Eastern Cooperatice Oncology Group performance status; CPS, combined positive score; NE, not evaluated.