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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jul 2.
Published in final edited form as: J Neurosurg. 2017 Oct 6;129(1):35–47. doi: 10.3171/2016.11.JNS161170

Table 1. Patient and Tumor Characteristics.

Patient and tumor characteristics among 52 patients receiving protocol treatment. WHO grades are per central review. Simpson resection grades are per enrolling institution.

Group II
n %
Age (years)
 <50 20 38.5
 ≥ 50 32 61.5
Gender
 Male 20 38.5
 Female 32 61.5
Race
 American Indian/Alaska Native 1 1.9
 Asian 1 1.9
 Black or African American 4 7.7
 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0
 White 44 84.6
 Unknown or not reported 2 3.8
Ethnicity
 Hispanic or Latino 4 7.7
 Not Hispanic or Latino 45 86.5
 Unknown (Individuals not reporting ethnicity) 3 5.8
Pre-treatment Zubrod performance status
 0 39 75.0
 1 13 25.0
Pre-treatment Neurologic Function
 No symptoms 27 51.9
 Minor symptoms 21 40.4
 Moderate symptoms 4 7.7
Status of Tumor
 Initial diagnosis 36 69.2
 Recurrent 16 30.8
Extent of Resection (Simpson Grade)
 Initial - Grade I 7 13.5
 Initial - Grade II 17 32.7
 Initial - Grade III 8 15.4
 Initial - Grade IV 2 3.8
 Initial - unknown 2 3.8
 Recurrent - Grade I 0 0.0
 Recurrent - Grade II 0 0.0
 Recurrent - Grade III 0 0.0
 Recurrent - Grade IV 3 5.8
 Recurrent - by imaging only 13 25.0
Histology
 Initial - WHO grade I 2 3.8
 Initial - WHO grade II 32 61.5
 Initial - WHO grade III 1 1.9
 Initial - unknown 1 1.9
 Recurrent - WHO grade I 2 3.8
 Recurrent - WHO grade II 1 1.9
 Recurrent - WHO grade III 0 0.0
 Recurrent - by imaging only 13 25.0
Lateralization of Tumor
 Right 20 38.5
 Left 25 48.1
 Bilateral 7 13.5
 Unknown 0 0.0

Total 52 100.0