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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Changes in carnitine levels through induction chemotherapy in head and neck cancer patients as a potential cause of therapy-related malaise

Characteristic

N=20

Age, years (median)

48-73 (64)

Sex

Male:20 cases

Female:0 cases

Primary resion

Oropharynx: 8 cases

Hypopharynx: 9 cases

Larynx: 2 cases

Maxillary sinus: 1 case

Stage

III: 4 cases

IV: 16 cases

Therapeutic effect

Complete response: 1 case

Partial response: 14 cases

Stable response: 4 cases

Progressive disease: 1 case