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. 2009 Oct 15;12(1):2–6. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/nop002

Table 1.

Correlations between clinical or molecular factors and PFS or OS: univariate analysis. (*: p < 0.05)

Number of Observations Median PFS (months) P-value Median OS (months) P-value
Gender
 Male 139 41.4 0.59 150.1 0.04*
 Female 92 38.9 192.6
Age at diagnosis
 <40 years 122 42.6 0.79 Not reached 0.75
 >40 years 109 36.8 163.3
Preoperative KPS
 ≤80 28 25.7 0.03* 98.1 0.001*
 >80 184 41.4 242.6
No neurological deficit 129 41.3 0.01* 163.3 0.04*
Neurological deficit 16 19.5 98.1
No contrast enhancement 179 39.9 0.24 175.8 0.54
Contrast enhancement 36 25.2 Not reached
Biopsy/partial resection 134 35.9 0.02* 163.3 0.07
Gross total resection 94 47.3 Not reached
Astrocytoma 43 29.3 0.03* 113.2 0.15
Oligodendroglioma 130 41.4 175.8
Ki-67
 ≤5% 46 44.5 0.33 Not reached 0.71
 >5% 39 35.8
Postoperative radiotherapy 45 56.8 <0.0001* 163.3 0.7
Delayed radiotherapy 74 23.1 152.4
Postoperative chemotherapy 47 35.9 0.52 Not reached 0.46
Delayed chemotherapy 115 35.6 154.7
No LOH 1p–19q 149 35.8 0.002* 138.5 <0.0001*
LOH 1p–19q 71 49.5 242.6
No LOH 9p 162 41.4 0.01* 196.2 0.49
LOH 9p 55 31.5 150.1
No LOH 10q 187 42.6 0.03* 192.6 0.1
LOH 10q 30 25.7 106.4