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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jul 27.
Published in final edited form as: J Neurooncol. 2019 Jun 28;144(1):179–191. doi: 10.1007/s11060-019-03218-8

Table 3.

Five-year survival rates by histology group and WHO grade, NCDB 2004–2014.

Grade I Grade II Grade III Grade IV NA Total
Neuronal and mixed neuronal-glial tumors 94.9% (94.0%–95.8%) 88.6% (85.8%–91.5%) 44.2% (34.7%–53.7%) 31.8% (16.3%–47.2%) 88.8% (87.0%–90.6%) 90.7% (89.9%–91.6%)
Primary melanocytic lesions - - - - 31.2% (24.1%–38.4%) 31.2% (24.1%–38.4%)
Mesenchymal tumors 92.2% (83.3%–100%) 86.2% (81.2%–91.3%) 63.0% (55.4%–70.7%) 51.4% (36.0%–66.9%) 77.4% (75.1%–79.7%) 76.8% (74.8%–78.8%)
Embryonal tumors 93.1% (83.9%–100%) 100% (100%–100%) 20.0% (0.0%–55.1%) 64.2% (62.8%–65.6%) 76.1% (70.8%–81.4%) 64.9% (63.5%–66.2%)
Germ cell tumors, cysts, and heterotopias - - - - 89.0% (87.1%–90.8%) 89.0% (87.1%–90.8%)
Hemangioma - - - - 87.5% (86.6%–88.5%) 87.5% (86.6%–88.5%)
Other neoplasms related to the meninges - - - - 87.9% (86.8%–88.9%) 87.9% (86.8%–88.9%)
Craniopharyngioma 77.5% (74.6%–80.5%) - - - - 77.5% (74.6%–80.5%)
Other neuroepithelial tumors 100% (100%–100%) 71.8% (54.5%–89.0%) 53.0% (26.2%–79.8%) 31.3% (3.9%–58.6%) 70.5% (60.7%–80.4%) 67.7% (60.0%–75.5%)
Glioma malignant, NOS 69.5% (64.6%–74.3%) 64.7% (60.1%–69.3%) 17.9% (14.1%–21.7%) 11.1% (8.5%–13.8%) 44.6% (43.5%–45.8%) 43.2% (42.1%–44.2%)
Unique astrocytoma variants 90.3% (85.8%–94.7%) 72.2% (67.1%–77.2%) 23.5% (16.4%–30.6%) 32.4% (18.8%–46.1%) 58.2% (54.1%–62.3%) 61.2% (58.5%–63.9%)
Oligoastrocytic tumors 60.0% (46.5%–73.6%) 78.3% (76.5%–80.1%) 54.8% (52.5%–57.1%) 28.4% (24.0%–32.9%) 55.9% (51.5%–60.3%) 63.1% (61.7%–64.5%)
Ependymal tumors 89.7% (89.0%–90.4%) 85.0% (78.8%–91.2%) 62.2% (58.3%–66.0%) 59.4% (48.5%–70.3%) 82.8% (80.3%–85.3%) 86.8% (86.1%–87.5%)
Choroid plexus tumors 92.8% (89.7%–95.9%) 76.2% (64.8%–87.7%) 72.8% (60.3%–85.4%) 67.5% (37.1%–97.9%) 83.0% (79.7%–86.2%) 85.1% (82.8%–87.4%)
Diffuse astrocytoma 67.9% (63.5%–72.3%) 60.8% (59.5%–62.1%) 29.5% (27.8%–31.2%) 9.1% (7.6%–10.5%) 42.9% (41.1%–44.7%) 44.3% (43.4%–45.1%)
Anaplastic astrocytoma 39.5% (15.5%–63.5%) 47.6% (37.8%–57.4%) 29.7% (28.6%–30.7%) 19.6% (17.4%–21.7%) 29.8% (27.0%–32.5%) 28.5% (27.6%–29.4%)
Pilocytic astrocytoma 91.6% (90.8%–92.3%) - - - - 91.6% (90.8%–92.3%)
Glioblastoma - - - 6.0% (5.8%–6.2%) - 6.0% (5.8%–6.2%)
Oligodendroglioma 77.1% (70.4%–83.9%) 85.7% (84.6%–86.8%) 65.9% (61.5%–70.3%) 28.8% (22.9%–34.7%) 71.0% (68.0%–74.0%) 79.8% (78.8%–80.8%)
Anaplastic oligodendroglioma 66.7% (35.9%–97.5%) 74.5% (64.5%–84.5%) 62.7% (60.5%–64.9%) 45.1% (40.3%–50.0%) 59.4% (53.9%–64.9%) 60.3% (58.4%–62.1%)
Meningiomas 76.1% (75.9%–76.3%) 78.8% (77.9%–79.8%) 48.7% (45.6%–51.7%) - - 76.1% (75.9%–76.3%)
Nerve sheath tumors 93.0% (92.8%–93.3%) - - - 86.8% (85.1%–88.4%) 92.8% (92.5%–93.1%)
Other tumors of cranial and spinal nerves - - - - 93.8% (85.4%–100%) 93.9% (85.8%–100%)
Neoplasm, unspecified 88.6% (83.1%–94.1%) 61.1% (44.9%–77.2%) 29.6% (15.5%–43.8%) 17.1% (7.0%–27.2%) 44.6% (43.4%–45.7%) 45.1% (44.0%–46.3%)
All other 67.3% (40.6%–94.0%) - 50.0% (1.0%–99.0%) 20.0% (0.0%–55.1%) 61.5% (52.2%–70.8%) 60.4% (51.9%–68.9%)