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. 2023 Nov 6;17:1261679. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1261679

Table 3.

Number of biopsies of different tumor types used in the analysis of each variable.

IDH mutation Fluorescence visibility 5-ALA dose Margin type Tumor type
Yes | No None | Weak | Strong Single | Double ST | IZ | RABT
Pilocytic Astrocytoma 3 | 0 | 0 3 | 2 5
Diffuse Astrocytoma 52 | 0 39 | 6 | 7 37 | 15 52
Anaplastic Astrocytoma 24 | 0 3 | 1 | 20 0 | 0 | 10 34
Glioblastoma 0 | 123 11 | 9 | 116 124 | 57 | 74 393
Oligodendroglioma 21 | 0 11 | 6 | 4 17 | 4 21
Ganglioglioma 2 | 2 | 0 4
Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma 4 | 0 0 | 4 | 0 4

The numbers result from the availability of the data. Each biopsy yielded, on average, 481 spectra (250 to 740 interquartile range). Respective administrations of a single dose (n = 10, 20 mg/kg b.w.) and a double dose (n = 13, 40 mg/kg b.w.) of 5-ALA were carried out.