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. 2009 Jan 24;93(3):349–354. doi: 10.1007/s11060-008-9781-4

Table 1.

Characteristics of study population

Total patients
n (%)
LEV patients
n (% of arm)
PHT patients
n (% of arm)
Subjects enrolled 29 (100) 20 (69) 9 (31)
Subjects with primary end-point follow-up 23 (79) 15 (75) 8 (89)
Demographics
Female 6 (26) 6 (40) 0
Median age (range) 45 (20–83) 46 (20–56) 39 (32–83)
Seizure type at presentation
Simple partial 7 (30) 6 (40) 1 (13)
Complex partial 5 (22) 1 (7) 4 (50)
Generalized 11 (48) 8 (53) 3 (38)
Surgery
Craniotomy before study surgery 7 (30) 4 (27) 3 (38)
Craniotomy for study
    Gross total resection 13 (56) 10 (67) 3 (38)
    Subtotal resection 10 (43) 5 (33) 5 (63)
Final tumor pathology
WHO grade 1
    DNET 1 (4) 1 (7) 0
WHO grade 2
    Astrocytoma 3 (13) 2 (13) 1 (13)
    Oligodendroglioma 2 (9) 1 (7) 1 (13)
    PXA 1 (4) 1 (7) 0
WHO grade 3
    Astrocytoma 4 (17) 4 (27) 0
    Oligodendroglioma 1 (4) 0 1 (13)
    Oligoastrocytoma 2 (9) 1 (7) 1 (13)
WHO grade 4
    Glioblastoma 9 (39) 6 (40) 3 (38)

DNET dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor; PXA pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma; WHO World Health Organization (brain tumor grading scale)