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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the RNOP-09 cohort as compared to the patients enrolled into the EORTC 26981/NCIC-CE.3 trial.

From: RNOP-09: Pegylated liposomal doxorubicine and prolonged temozolomide in addition to radiotherapy in newly diagnosed glioblastoma - a phase II study

Baseline characteristics

 

Treatment

 

RNOP-09

(N = 63)

EORTC/NCI-C/NCI-C

(N = 287)

 

N (%)

N (%)

Sex

  

   Female

23 (36.5)

102 (35.5)

   Male

40 (63.5)

185 (64.5)

Age (class)

  

   <= 50

19 (30.2)

95 (33.1)

   51-60

19 (30.2)

109 (38.0)

   >60

25 (39.7)

83 (28.9)

Performance status (KPS)

  

   90-100%

22 (34.9)

113 (39.4)

   80%

33 (52.4)

136 (47.4)

   70%

8 (12.7)

38 (13.2)

Extent of surgery

  

   Complete

28 (44.4)

113 (39.4)

   Partial

23 (36.5)

126 (43.9)

   Biopsy

9 (14.3)

48 (16.7)

   Not recorded

3 (4.8)

0 (0.0)

Corticosteroids at study entry

  

   No

39 (61.9)

94 (32.8)

   Yes

18 (28.6)

193 (67.2)

   Missing data

6 (9.5)

0 (0.0)

MGMT promoter

  

   Methylated

16 (25.4)

46 (16.0)

   Unmethylated

17 (27.0)

60 (20.9)

   Missing

30 (47.6)

181 (63.1)

Survival at evaluation

  

   Alive

22 (34.9)

33 (11.5)

   Dead

41 (65.1)

254 (88.5)

Progression free survival at evaluation

  

   Not progressive and alive

7 (11.1)

15 (5.2)

   Progressive or dead

56 (88.9)

272 (94.8)