Table 2.
TARGET-NBL stage-4 patients dataset, quantitative characteristics of the numerical features. First event: 0 event, 1 progression, 2 relapse, 3 death. std. dev.: standard deviation. MKI: Mitotic Karyorrhectic Index. Percent Necrosis: percentage of dead tumor cells within the cancerous tissue, which can be an important factor in the pathology and prognosis of the disease. Percent Tumor: percentage of tumor cells present in a biopsy or surgical specimen compared to normal cells. Percent Tumor vs Stroma: percentage of tumor cells to stromal cells within a tumor sample. The stroma is the supportive tissue surrounding the tumor cells, which includes connective tissue, blood vessels, and immune cells. Ploidy Value: number of sets of chromosomes in the tumor cells. Neuroblastoma can be classified as either diploid (normal chromosome number) or aneuploid (abnormal chromosome number). Aneuploid tumors often indicate a more aggressive disease and are associated with poorer outcomes. In contrast, diploid tumors may have a better prognosis. Supenhancer group: 0 ATRX, 1 MES, and 2 MYCN, as defined in [12]. More information on this dataset can be found in [12–14]
| Feature | Median | Mean | Range | Std. dev. | #NAs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age at diagnosis days | 1328.000 | 1618.813 | [550, 6021] | 1112.958 | |
| Event Free Survival Time in Days | 709.000 | 1130.341 | [87, 4948] | 1030.418 | |
| First event | 2.000 | 1.746 | [0, 3] | 0.842 | 28 |
| MKI | 1.000 | 1.000 | [0, 2] | 0.799 | 18 |
| Overall Survival Time in Days | 1330.000 | 1498.923 | [87, 4948] | 1050.606 | |
| Percent Necrosis | 10.000 | 16.383 | [0, 90] | 18.583 | 27 |
| Percent Tumor | 80.000 | 71.098 | [5, 97.5] | 23.518 | 25 |
| Percent Tumor vs Stroma | 80.000 | 70.841 | [5, 98] | 23.076 | 28 |
| Ploidy Value | 1.030 | 1.218 | [1, 3] | 0.377 | |
| Superenhancer group | 0.000 | 0.681 | [0, 2] | 0.880 | |
| Years from diagnosis to last follow-up | 4.000 | 4.055 | [0, 14] | 2.911 |