Human papillomavirus DNA in plasma of patients with cervical cancer

BMC Cancer

Table 1 Plasma HPV DNA in tumor, Clinical staging, and treatment outcome of 50 HPV associated CC patients

		Total	Plasma HPV DNA
			Positive		Negative
Cervical Cancer patient		50	6		44
Age^a
	<50	25	3		22
	>50	25	3		22
HPV type
	U^b	4	0		4
	16	28	2		26
	18	16	4		12
	33	2	0		2
Stage
	IB	2	0		2
	IIB	17	3		14
	IIIB	28	0		28
	IVB	1	1		0
	R^c	2	2		0
IIB response to radiotherapy
	PR^d	3	2		1
	CR^e	15	1		13
IIB clinical outcome within
one year after complete
treatment
R^c		6	2		4
NED^f		5	0		5
Metastases
	Positive	3	3	P = 0001	0
	Negative	47	3	RR = 15.67	44
Histopathology type
	Squamous	42	5		37
	Adenomatous	8	1		7

^a<50 and >50 age less than 50, and above 50, respectively; ^b U, unknown; ^c R, recurrence: ^dPR, partial response; ^e CR, complete response; ^f NED, no evidence of disease

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