Table 1: Baseline characteristics.

 

LA cSCC

n = 54

R/M cSCC

n = 105

Total

N = 159

Age, median (range)

75 (35-95)

72 (29-95)

74 (29-95)

Sex

     

Male

39 (72.2)

80 (76.2)

119 (74.8)

Female

15 (27.8)

25 (23.8)

40 (25.2)

ECOG PS

     

0

22 (40.7)

36 (34.3)

58 (36.5)

1

32 (59.3)

69 (65.7)

101 (63.5)

PD-L1 statusa

 

   

CPS < 1

5 (9.3)

10 (9.5)

15 (9.4)

CPS ≥ 1

46 (85.2)

69 (65.7)

115 (72.3)

Missing

3 (5.6)

26 (24.8)

29 (18.2)

Overall Cancer Stage

 

   

I

1 (1.9)

0 (0)

1 (0.6)

II

7 (13.0)

4 (3.8)

11 (6.9)

III

25 (46.3)

15 (14.3)

40 (25.2)

IV

21 (38.9)

86 (81.9)

107 (67.3)

Disease Status at Baseline

 

   

LA

54 (100)

0 (0)

54 (34.0)

Locally recurrent only

0 (0)

47 (44.8)

47 (29.6)

Metastatic only

0 (0)

25 (23.8)

25 (15.7)

Both locally recurrent and metastatic

0 (0)

33 (31.4)

33 (20.8)

CPS: Combined Positive Score; PD-L1: Programmed Death Ligand 1

Data are n (%) unless otherwise specified.

aCPS was calculated as the number of PD-L1-staining cells (tumor cells, lymphocytes, macrophages) divided by the total number of viable tumor cells, multiplied by 100.