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Table 1 Characteristics of the study group

From: Molecular response to induction chemotherapy and its correlation with treatment outcome in head and neck cancer patients by means of NMR-based metabolomics

Baseline patient characteristics of the main studied group

  

No.

%

Age, years

Median

57

Range

22–74

Sex

Male

35

66

Female

18

34

Primary tumor site

Oropharynx

20

37.7

Nasopharynx

12

22.6

Hypopharynx

10

18.9

Larynx

9

17

Other

2

3.8

cT stage

0

3

5.6

1

5

9.4

2

11

20.8

3

23

43.4

4

11

20.8

cN stage

0

5

9.4

1

5

9.4

2

11

20.8

2a

2

3.7

2b

9

17

2c

10

18.9

3

11

20.8

cTNM stage

III

10

18.9

IVa

32

60.3

IVb

11

20.8