Table 2 Pretreatment characteristics, (n=2610)

From: Early toxicity predicts long-term survival in high-grade glioma

 

N

%

Age

 <50

907

34

50

1691

65

 Unknown/missing

12

<1

Zubrod

 0

1294

50

 1, 2, 3

1304

50

 Unknown/missing

12

<1

Surgery

 Biopsy

650

25

 Partial/total resection

1900

73

 Other/unknown/missing

70

2

Neurological dysfunction

 None/minor

1631

62

 Moderate/severe

961

36

 Unknown/missing

18

1

Mental status

 Normal function

1725

66

 Minor, gross confusion

706

27

 Unknown/missing

179

7

RPA class

 I, II

183

7

 III

410

16

 IV

1043

40

 V, VI

844

33

 Unknown

130

5

Histology

 GBM

2233

86

 AA

250

10

 Other

127

5

Twice-daily RT

 No

1397

54

 Yes

1213

46

Chemotherapy

 No

431

17

 Yes

2179

83

Biological drug

 No

2179

83

 Yes

431

17

Biological-equivalent dose

120

2344

90

 >120

266

10

  1. Abbreviations: AA=anaplastic astrocytoma; GBM=glioblastoma; RPA=recursive partitioning analysis; RT=radiation therapy.