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Table 2 Description of HPV positive patients characteristics including viral load, gender, histology, performance status, stage of disease, survival days and treatment strategy. *genomes/human genome equivalents. **alive at follow up, censored in the survival analyze. Nd-the parameter could not be determined. Histology: ESCC-Squamous cell carcinoma, AC-Adenocarcinoma, MEC-Mucoepidermoid carcinoma. Treatment strategy: 1. Pre-operative concommitant chemoradiotherapy, 2. Curatively intended radiotherapy 2–60 Gy, 3. Palliative intended radiotherapy and chemotherapy, 4. Palliative care including chemotherapy.

From: High-risk human papilloma virus (HPV) and survival in patients with esophageal carcinoma: a pilot study

HPV16 Viral load*

Gender

Histology

Performace status

Advanced disease

Survival days

Treatment strategy

437,0

Male

ESCC

3

No

23

3

< 94

Women

ESCC

2

Yes

207

2

<31

Male

ESCC

1

No

98

3

27,3

Male

ESCC

2

Yes

30

4

<17

Women

ESCC

1

No

1569

2

15,7

Women

ESCC

1

No

626

3

6,6

Male

ESCC

0

No

**1343

3

5,3

Women

MEC

0

No

650

2

3,3

Male

ESCC

0

No

1028

2

2,1

Male

AC

0

Yes

1870

4

0,6

Male

AC

nd

No

1854

3

0,6

Women

AC

3

No

73

4

0,5

Male

ESCC

0

No

492

1

0,2

Male

AC

0

No

934

2

0,2

Women

AC

1

Yes

168

4

0,1

Male

ESCC

3

Yes

6

4