Research Article

Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy Increases the Levels of Soluble Immune Checkpoint Proteins in Patients with Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of 51 LACC patients.

Characteristics%

Histology (SCC)51100
Age (median)52 (30-77)/
FIGO stage
IB-IIB1631
IIIB-IVA3569
Tumor size (cm)5.1 (2.4-7.6)/
Nodal status
 Positive3459
 Negative2441
Smoking history
 Yes24
 No5696
HPV
 16/183875
 Other types1122
 Negative24
SCC (median, ng/ml)7.2/

Data are shown as median (interquartile range) or number (%). Abbreviations: FIGO: Federation International of Gynecology and Obstetrics; HPV: human papillomavirus; SCC: squamous cell carcinoma; SCC: squamous cell carcinoma antigen.