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. 2024 Sep 6;16(9):e68820. doi: 10.7759/cureus.68820

Table 1. Cohort characteristics.

*Unknown due to surgery being performed at an outside institution. +Timeline was after initial or reirradiation treatment was completed until death

CI: confidence interval; CNS: central nervous system; ECOG: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; IDH: isocitrate dehydrogenase; IQR: interquartile range; MGMT: O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase; RT: radiotherapy

Characteristics
Number of patients 13
Sex, n (%)
Male 11 (84.6%)
Female 2 (15.4%)
Age at diagnosis, years, n (%)
30-39 1 (7.7%)
40-49 3 (23.1%)
50-59 4 (30.8%)
60-69 4 (30.8%)
70-79 1 (7.7%)
Race, n (%)
White 6 (46.2%)
Black or African American 5 (38.5%)
Other 2 (15.4%)
Ethnicity, n (%)
Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish origin 4 (30.8%)
Not of Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish origin 9 (69.2%)
Performance status, n (%)
ECOG 0 2 (15.4%)
ECOG 1 7 (53.8%)
ECOG 2 4 (30.8%)
MGMT methylation status, n (%)
MGMT methylated 6 (46.2%)
MGMT unmethylated 4 (30.8%)
MGMT unknown 3 (23.1%)
IDH mutation status, n (%)  
IDH wildtype 10 (76.9%)
IDH mutant 1 (7.7%)
IDH unknown 2 (15.4%)
Initial radiation treatment, n (%)
60 Gy in 30 fx 7 (53.8%)
54 Gy in 27 fx 3 (15.4%)
40.05 Gy in 15 fx 1 (7.7%)
35 Gy in 10 fx 1 (7.7%)
30 Gy in 10 fx 1 (7.7%)
Received temozolomide with initial RT, n (%)
Yes 13 (100%)
No 0 (0.0%)
Weeks between initial surgery and the start of RT, n (%)
01-Feb 1 (7.7%)
02-Jun 6 (46.2%)
06-Oct 5 (38.5%)
Unknown* 1 (7.7%)
Course one toxicity, n (%)
No acute toxicity 7 (53.8%)
One or more acute grade 1 toxicities 6 (46.2%)
Grade 1 skin toxicity 5 (38.5%)
Grade 1 CNS toxicity 2 (15.4%)
Initial surgery, n (%)
Gross total resection 4 (30.8%)
Subtotal resection 7 (53.8%)
Stereotactic biopsy only 1 (7.7%)
Unknown* 1 (7.7%)
Systemic therapies, n (%)
Temozolomide only 1 (7.7%)
Temozolomide and bevacizumab only 7 (53.8%)
Temozolomide and bevacizumab plus evolizumab 1 (7.7%)
Temozolomide and bevacizumab plus lomustine only 2 (15.4%)
Temozolomide and bevacizumab plus lomustine and etoposide 1 (7.7%)
Temozolomide and bevacizumab plus lomustine and topotecan 1 (7.7%)
Progression-free survival after initial RT, months, median (IQR) 20.8 (6.5-60.1)
Overall survival after initial RT, months, median (IQR)+ 38 (17-65)
Additional resections, n (%)
Gross total resection 5 (38.5%)
Subtotal resection 3 (23.1%)
None 5 (38.5%)
Reirradiation dose, n (%)
12 Gy in 1 fx 1 (7.7%)
25 Gy in 5 fx 2 (15.4%)
30 Gy in 10 fx 1 (7.7%)
35 Gy in 10 fx 7 (53.8%)
40 Gy in 15 fx 1 (7.7%)
Reirradiation course toxicity, n (%)
No acute toxicity 12 (92.3%)
Grade 1 skin toxicity 1 (7.7%)
Progression-free survival after irradiation, months, median (95% CI) 3 (1-4)
Overall survival after irradiation, months, median (95% CI)+ 5 (1-8)
Tumor-treating fields used, n (%)
Yes 3 (23.1%)
No 11 (84.6%)
Time to last follow-up from the end of reirradiation, weeks, median (IQR) 22.5 (9-35.8)