Table 1.
Patients’ characteristics and corresponding glioma stem-like cells (GSCs) lines. The index of differentiation was determined after 7 days of culture in FBS-containing medium and was calculated as the ratio between GFAP/nestin in differentiated cells and GFAP/nestin in neurospheres.
| Patient # | Sex | Age (Years) | Tumor location | OMS classification | Overall survival (Months) | Cell line | Index of differentitaion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M | 69 | Left fronto-parietal | Grade IV | 15 | GBM1 | 83.5 |
| 2 | M | 57 | Right fronto-temporal | Grade IV | 10 | GBM2 | 31.6 |
| 3 | M | 53 | Right parieto-occipital | Grade IV | 10 | GBM3 | 6.75 |
| 4 | M | 51 | Left frontal | Grade IV | 13 | GBM4 | 34.3 |
| 5 | M | 56 | Left temporo-frontal | Grade IV | 6 | GBM5 | 2.26 |
| 6 | M | 69 | Right basi-frontal | Grade IV | More than 18 | GBM6 | 382 |
| 7 | M | 59 | Left temporal | Grade IV | 10 | GBM7 | 12.4 |
| 8 | F | 65 | Right frontal | Grade IV | 13 | GBM8 | 4.52 |
| 9 | M | 61 | Right temporal | Grade IV | More than 18 | GBM9 | 7.71 |
| 10 | M | 56 | Left parieto-occipital | Grade IV | 10 | GBM10 | 19.3 |