Table 2.
Results of univariate analysis for survival
| From diagnosis | From progression | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | 1‑year OS (%) | p-value | 1‑year PFS (%) | p-value | 1‑year OS (%) | p-value |
| Age (< vs. ≥ 8 years) | 73 vs. 67 | 0.89 | 40 vs. 33 | 0.69 | 21 vs. 6 | 0.74 |
| Gender (male vs. female) | 69 vs. 70 | 0.22 | 54 vs. 25 | 0.33 | 25 vs. 5 | 0.16 |
| Tumor volume (< vs. ≥ 59 cc) | 81 vs. 51 | 0.03* | 56 vs. 18 | 0.006* | 20 vs. 7 | 0.02* |
| Contrast enhancement (yes vs. no) | 71 vs. 67 | 0.52 | 56 vs. 29 | 0.21 | 15 vs. 13 | 0.87 |
| Initial RT EQD2 (> vs. ≤ 54 Gy) | 66 vs. 71 | 0.25 | 50 vs. 33 | 0.22 | – | – |
| Concurrent CHT (yes vs. no) | 75 vs. 61 | 0.33 | 45 vs. 23 | 0.03* | – | – |
| Time to progression (< vs. ≥ 8 months) | 27 vs. 91 | 0.001* | – | – | 18 vs. 11 | 0.74 |
| Re-irradiation (yes vs. no) | 87 vs. 56 | 0.04* | – | – | 27 vs. 0 | 0.01* |
| Re-irradiation EQD2 (> vs. ≤ 24 Gy) | – | – | – | – | 29 vs. 12.5 | 0.18 |
CHT chemotherapy, EQD2 equivalent dose in 2‑Gy fractions, OS overall survival, PFS progression-free survival, RT radiotherapy
*Statistically significant p-value