Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: The significance of the time interval between antecedent pregnancy and diagnosis of high-risk gestational trophoblastic tumours

 

All patients

Less than 2.8 years since pregnancy

Greater than 2.8 years since pregnancy

Number

241

200

41

Median age

30 (range 17–61)

33 (range 17–54)

35 (range 22–61)

Median Prognostic score (WHO).

11 (range 8–32)

11 (range 8–32)

14 (range 9–32)

Median Prognostic score (FIGO).

8 (range 4–20)

8 (range 4–18)

9 (range 5–20)

Median follow-up

11.7 years

11.9 years

6.2 years

 

Range 0.1–23.8

Range 0.9–23.8

Range 0.1–23.8

Median HCG at presentation

190 000

200 000

72 000

 

300–3.4 million

300–3.3million

450–3.4million

Chemotherapy regimens

 EMA/CO

206 (85%)

174 (87%)

32 (80%)

 EP/EMA

14 (6%)

9 (5%)

5 (12%)

 EMA/CNS

17 (7%)

14 (7%)

3 (7%)

 Other

4 (1%)

3 (2%)

1 (1%)

Causal pregnancy

 Term

125 (52%)

96 (48%)

29 (70%)

 Abortion/unknown

37 (15%)

32 (16%)

6 (15%)

 Molar

79 (33%)

73 (35%)

6 (15%)

Sites of metastasis

 Pulmonary

98 (41%)

77 (39%)

21 (51%)

 Extrapulmonary

38 (16%)

30 (15%)

8 (20%)

 Both

26 (10%)

18 (9%)

8 (20%)

Deaths

27 (11%)

12 (6%)

15 (37%)

Cancer-related deaths

23 (10%)

10 (5%)

13 (32%)

5-year survival

87.4%

94.0%

62.0%

 

95% CI: (77.8–96.8)

95% CI: (91.3–97.0%)

(95% CI: 47.2–76.8%)

  1. CI=confidence interval; CNS=central nervous system; EMA=epithelial membrane antigen; FIGO=International Federation of Gynecologic and Obstetrics; WHO=World Health Organization.