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Table 1 Patient demographics, therapy, and response ( N= 225)

From: Clinical variables serve as prognostic factors in a model for survival from glioblastoma multiforme: an observational study of a cohort of consecutive non-selected patients from a single institution

Age (years), median (range)

59.2 (22.6–75.4)

Gender, n (%)

 

  Female

80 (35.6)

  Male

145 (64.4)

ECOG performance status, n (%)

 

  0

132 (58.7)

  1

66 (29.3)

  2

19 (8.4)

  Missing

8 (3.6)

Multifocal Disease, n (%)

 

  Yes

26 (11.6)

  No

198 (88)

  Missing

1 (0.4)

Extent of tumor resection, n (%)

 

  Biopsy

29 (12.9)

  Partial resection

104 (46.2)

  Gross total resection

89 (39.6)

  Missing

3 (1.3)

Corticosteroid therapy at initiation of RT/TMZ, n (%)

 

  Yes

165 (73.3)

  No

57 (25.3)

  Missing

3 (1.3)

No. of TMZ cycles following initial RT/TMZ, n (%)

 

  Median

3

  0

36 (16.0)

  1

13 (5.8)

  2

54 (24.0)

  3

12 (5.3)

  4

10 (4.4)

  5

23 (10.2)

  6

75 (33.3)

  Missing

2 (0.9)

Reoperation, n (%)

 

  Yes

74 (33.0)

  No

151 (67.0)

Second-line TMZ therapy, n (%)

 

  Yes

12 (5.3)

  No

213 (94.7)

Second-line BEV/IRI therapy

 

  Yes

85 (37.8)

  No

132(58.7)

  Missing

8 (3.6)

Follow-up duration (months), median (range)

60 (23–92)

Best clinical response, n (%)

 

  CR

6 (2.7)

  PR

17 (7.5)

  SD

93 (41.3)

  PD

94 (41.8)

  Missing

15 (6.7)

  1. Abbreviations: CR complete response, PD progressive disease, PR partial response, RT radiotherapy, SD stable disease, TMZ temozolomide.