Table 2 Clinical and pathological features of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma patients.

From: SOX2 activation predicts prognosis in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Ā 

TCGA cohort (N = 513)

Leipzig cohort (N = 270)

FHCRC cohort (N = 97)

Gender

Ā Male

370 (73.7%)

223 (82.6%)

66 (68.0%)

Ā Female

132 (26.3%)

47 (17.4%)

31 (32.0%)

Age (mean ± SD)

60.9 ± 11.9

60.1 ± 10.0

NA

Anatomic site

Ā Oral cavity

301 (60.0%)

83 (30.7%)

86 (88.7%)

Ā Oropharynx

79 (15.7%)

102 (37.8%)

11 (11.3%)

Ā Larynx

113 (22.5%)

48 (17.8%)

0

Ā Hypopharynx

9 (1.8%)

33 (12.2%)

0

Ā others

0

4 (1.5%)

0

Primary tumor

Ā T1

33 (6.8%)

35 (13.0%)

NA

Ā T2

147 (30.2%)

80 (29.6%)

NA

Ā T3

129 (26.5%)

58 (21.5%)

NA

Ā T4

178 (36.6%)

97 (35.9%)

NA

Regional lymph node

Ā N0

238 (49.5%)

94 (34.8%)

NA

Ā N1

79 (16.4%)

32 (11.9%)

NA

Ā N2

155 (32.2%)

132 (48.9%)

NA

Ā N3

9 (1.9%)

12 (4.4%)

NA

Stage

Ā I

20 (4.1%)

18 (6.7%)

30 (30.9%)

Ā II

96 (19.6%)

37 (13.7%)

11 (11.3%)

Ā III

101 (20.7%)

37 (13.7%)

15 (15.5%)

Ā IV

272 (55.6%)

178 (65.9%)

41 (42.3%)

HPV status

Ā Positive

68 (19.9%)

60 (23.4%)

0

Ā Negative

274 (80.1%)

196 (76.6%)

97 (100%)

Tobacco use

Ā Never

114 (23.3%)

48 (17.8%)

NA

Ā Yes

376 (76.7%)

222 (82.2%)

NA

Alcohol use

Ā Never

154 (42.1%)

31 (11.5%)

NA

Ā Yes

212 (57.9%)

239 (88.5%)

NA

SOX2 signature

Ā SOX2-high

227 (44.2%)

146 (54.1%)

55 (56.7%)

Ā SOX2-low

286 (55.8%)

124 (45.9%)

42 (43.3%)

  1. Abbreviations: TCGA, The Cancer Genome Atlas; FHCRC, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; HPV, Human papilloma virus; NA, not available.