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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Clin Oncol. 2007 Jun 20;25(18):2601–2606. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2006.08.1661

Table 2.

Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics for all patients.

Total N N (%) or Median (range)
Gender, male 333 228 (68.5)
Race, non-white 333 29 (8.7)
Age, years 333 49.8 (18.5-75.0)
KPS 321 80 (60-100)
KPS, 60-80 321 171 (53.3)
KPS, 60-70 321 95 (29.6)
Initial histology, GBM 325 219 (67.4)
On-study histology, GBM 329 255 (77.5)
Time from initial dx, months 325 10.7 (3.2-231.1)
Tumor outside frontal lobe 307 255 (83.1)
Corticosteroid use 322 227 (70.5)
Anticonvulsant use 328 227 (69.2)
Hemoglobin 246 13.8 (9.6-17.5)
Prior Chemotherapy, > 0 326 241 (73.9)
Prior Chemotherapy, > 1 326 55 (16.9)
Prior Surgery, > 1 328 146 (44.5)
Prior RT, > 1 328 22 (6.7)
Surgical Protocol 333 130 (39.0)

Abbreviations: KPS, Karnofsky performance status; GBM, glioblastoma multiforme; dx, diagnosis; RT, radiation therapy