Table 3 Log-Rank analysis for disease free survival (DFS) and disease specific survival (DSS)

Node Status (+/−)

0.93

0.22

Primary Site (Larynx/Oropharynx/Hypopharynx/OraL/Other)

0.16

0.12

Tumour size (T1-2 versus T3-4)

0.3

0.45

Smoking (Y/N)

0.68

0.51

Surgery

0.72

0.65

Radiotherapy (RT)

0.19

0.62

Surgery + adjuvant RT

0.34

0.26

Age

0.25

0.79

Histology SCC (Well / Mod / Poor)

0.64

0.78

HPV16 E6/7 mRNA

0.04

0.17

HPV16 L1 or E6/7 DNA

0.68

0.66

P53 (full-length)

0.89

0.17