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Table 4 Multivariate analysis for the prognostic impact of IDH mutations, PTEN deletion, MGMT methylation and EGFR amplification

From: Clinical insights gained by refining the 2016 WHO classification of diffuse gliomas with: EGFR amplification, TERT mutations, PTEN deletion and MGMT methylation

 

N

Median Survival (MS-months)

N

Multivariate analysisa

Hazard ratio

95% Cl

p-Value

GBM

 IDH

  Mutant

10

25.0

10

0.52

0.24–1.11

0.092

  Wildtype

241

10.0

230

 

Reference

 

Astrocytoma

 IDH

  Mutant

42

14.0

33

0.22

0.11–0.43

< 0.001

  Wildtype

52

114.0

46

 

Reference

 

GBM IDH-wildtype

 PTEN

  Deleted

184

11.0

171

0.65

0.43–0.99

0.042

  Non-Deleted

38

6.0

34

 

Reference

 

 MGMT

  Methylated

52

12.0

46

0.61

0.42–0.88

0.009

  Unmethylated

180

9.0

159

 

Reference

 

 EGFR

  Amplified

88

11.0

82

0.88

0.65–1.18

0.393

  Non- Amplified

135

8.0

123

 

Reference

 

Astrocytoma IDH-wildtype

 PTEN

  Deleted

18

8.0

14

4.48

1.34–14.94

0.015

  Non-deleted

17

29.0

11

 

Reference

 

 MGMT

  Methylated

9

3.0

7

0.69

0.20–2.4

0.555

  Unmethylated

31

16.0

18

 

Reference

 

 EGFR

  Amplified

14

14.0

12

0.71

0.25–2.03

0.522

  Non- Amplified

20

13.0

13

 

Reference

 
  1. aMultivariate analysis was performed controlling the following independent variables: age, gender, treatment