TABLE 1.
Summary of demographic, clinical, and molecular data of 15 patients with Glioblastoma multiforme and controls
| Patients | Age (yr)/sex | Localization | Duration of symptoms (week) | KPS score | Survival (week) | Telomere length (kb) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 57/F | R-FP | 6 | 90 | 42 | 9.30 |
| 2 | 62/M | R-FP | 7 | 100 | 40 | 10,15 |
| 3 | 68/M | L-O | 3 | 100 | 38 | 10,05 |
| 4 | 64/F | R-P | 7 | 90 | 54 | 9,95 |
| 5 | 68/M | L-PT | 5 | 100 | 58 | 9,75 |
| 6 | 67/F | R-FT | 11 | 70 | 58 | 9,35 |
| 7 | 65/M | R-O | 10 | 70 | 60 | 9,35 |
| 8 | 69/M | L-FP | 8 | 80 | 62 | 9,15 |
| 9 | 73/F | R-PO | 4 | 90 | 66 | 9,13 |
| 10 | 71/M | R-TP | 1 | 90 | 68 | 9 |
| 11 | 76/M | R-F | 3 | 90 | 68 | 8,93 |
| 12 | 68/M | R-T | 3 | 90 | 74 | 8,76 |
| 13 | 67/F | L-FT | 2 | 90 | 78 | 8,75 |
| 14 | 62/M | R-F | 8 | 90 | 92 | 8,65 |
| 15 | 63/F | L-F | 5 | 90 | 98 | 8,56 |
| N.B.T. | - | - | - | - | - | 10.93 |
Abbreviations used: M: male; F: female; L: left; R: right; F: frontal; P: parietal; T: temporal; O: occipital; KPS: Karnofsky Performance Scale; kb: Kilobase; N.B.T.: normal brain Tissue.