Table 1 Summary of the brain tumor cultures. See text for details.
Tumor type | Number of cases | Number of cultures containing floating cellular spheres | Self-renewal length ≤ 6 months | Self-renewal length > 6 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
MGNT | 15 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
Oligodendroglioma II | 9 | 0 | - | - |
Oligodendroglioma III | 14 | 0 | - | - |
Glioblastoma | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Pilocytic astrocytoma | 1 | 0 | - | - |
Taylor Dysplasia | 1 | 0 | - | - |
Ganglioglioma | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Medulloblastoma | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |