Table 1 Summary of patient characteristics at baseline

From: Temozolomide as salvage treatment in primary brain lymphomas

Patient

Age

Gender

PS

Histotype

First line

Number of lines

Lesions

RT

Failure

TFTF

OR

Duration

Survival

 1

66

Male

3

DLC

MVP

2

Single

+

R

5

CR

70.0+

74.0+

 2

54

Male

2

DLC

MVP

1

Multiple

+

R

19

PR

2.5

2.5

 3

61

Female

0

DLC

MA

1

Multiple

R

10

PD

 

2.0

 4

60

Male

2

DLC

MBAVm

1

Multiple

+

R

23

ED

 

1.5

 5

57

Male

3

DLC

MATI

1

Single

PD

4

PD

 

3.5

 6

52

Male

3

DLC

CVOD/BVAM

1

Multiple

+

R

11

ED

 

1.0

 7

62

Female

0

DLC

MATI

1

Multiple

+

R

14

PD

 

1.5

 8

54

Male

1

LP

M

1

Multiple

+

PD

10

SD

16.5

54.5+

 9

68

Male

2

DLC

none

0

Multiple

+

R

99

PD

 

4.5

10

64

Male

1

DLC

MATI

1

Single

+

R

12

SD

2.0

2.0

11

51

Male

1

DLC

MA

1

Multiple

+

R

39

CR

2.0

19.0

12

54

Female

2

DLC

F-MACHOPn

2

Multiple

+

R

130

PD

 

3.5

13

54

Male

2

DLC

MAI

4

Single

+

R

28

PD

 

2.5

14

64

Female

1

DLC

MVP

1

Multiple

+

R

24

PD

 

16.0

15

61

Female

2

UN

M

1

Single

+

R

19

CR

17.5+

18.0+

16

62

Male

0

DLC

MVP

1

Single

R

14

PD

 

27.5

17

54

Female

1

DLC

VPAL

1

Multiple

+

R

20

SD

9.5

9.5

18

81

Male

1

UN

MVP

1

Single

R

44

CR

6.0

22.5+

19

48

Male

2

UN

MVP

1

Multiple

+

PD

6

ED

 

1.0

20

66

Male

2

DLC

A

1

Multiple

+

R

48

ED

 

1.0

21

47

Male

0

DLC

A

1

Single

+

R

14

SD

5.0

25.5+

22

69

Male

4

DLC

MA

1

Single

+

R

38

CR

4.5

7.0

23

56

Female

3

DLC

MA

1

Multiple

+

R

18

PD

 

0.5

24

75

Male

3

DLC

none

0

Multiple

+

R

21

PR

6.5

9.0

25

59

Female

3

DLC

MATI

1

Multiple

+

PD

9

PD

 

2.0

26

34

Male

2

DLC

MA,P, PBSCT

3

Multiple

+

PD

20

CR

1.0

5.5

27

36

Male

2

DLC

MABET

2

Multiple

+

PD

1

ED

 

1.0

28

58

Male

3

DLC

MATI

1

Single

+

R

9

ED

 

1.5

29

51

Female

2

DLC

M, Me, N, R, PBSCT

1

Multiple

R

20

PD

 

2.0

30

59

Female

2

DLC

MATI

1

Multiple

+

R

8

PD

 

5.0

31

73

Female

3

DLC

MATI

1

Multiple

+

R

28

CR

20.0+

22.0+

32

54

Female

3

DLC

MATI

1

Multiple

+

R

54

CR

9.5

13.5

33

64

Male

2

DLC

MATI

1

Multple

+

R

12

PD

 

2.5

34

65

Male

3

HG

MA

2

Multiple

+

PD

8

CR

7.0+

14.0+

35

72

Male

2

DLC

Single

+

PD

8

SD

5.0

5.5

36

65

Male

2

DLC

M

1

Multiple

+

R

10

PD

 

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  1. Abbreviations: A=cytarabine; B=carmustine; CR=complete response; D=dexamethasone; DLC=diffuse large B cells; E=etoposide; ED=early death; F=fluorouracil; HG=high grade; I=idarubicin; LP=lymphoplasmacytic; Me=melphalan; M=methotrexate; N=novantrone; O=doxorubicin; OR=overall response; P=procarbazine; PBSCT=peripheral blood stem cell transplantation; PD=progression; Pn=prednisone; PR=partial response; PS=performance status; R=recurrence; Ri=rituximab; RT=radiotherapy; SD=stable disease; T=thiotepa; TFTF=time to first treatment failure; UN=unclassified; V=vincristine.Vm: teniposide; L=lomustine.