Table 4. Comparison of response in HGG and DIPG patients with and without secondary dissemination 8 weeks after primary treatment.
| Response to primary treatment | Before SDD | Without SDD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCR | 6/7* | 14.3% | 22/33 | 11% |
| Response (complete and partial)a | 8/36 | 22.3% | 37/170 | 21.7% |
| Stable diseasea | 20/36 | 55.6% | 84/170 | 49.4% |
| Progressive diseasea | 8/36 | 22.3% | 49/170 | 28.8% |
CCR=continuous complete remission after complete resection; DIPG=diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas; HGG=high-grade gliomas; SDD=secondary disseminating disease.
*
Six of seven patients available for this analysis.
a
In patients without complete tumour resection.