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. 2018 Apr 2;6(1):22–30. doi: 10.14791/btrt.2018.6.e1

Table 2. Clinical characteristics of glioblastoma patients (n=76).

Variables n (%)
Age (years)
 <50 26 (34.2)
 ≥50 50 (65.8)
Sex
 Male 49 (64.5)
 Female 27 (35.5)
Extent of surgery
 Biopsy 8 (10.5)
 Subtotal resection 32 (42.1)
 Gross total resection 36 (47.4)
RPA class
 III 19 (25.0)
 IV 42 (55.3)
 V 15 (19.7)
Methylation status of MGMT gene promoter
 Methylated 47 (61.8)
 Unmethylated 29 (38.2)
Postoperative adjuvant therapy
 Nitrosurea-based combination chemotherapy 33 (43.4)
 Concurrent chemoradiotherapy with temozolomide 43 (56.6)

MGMT, O6-methyl guanine DNA methyltransferase; RPA, recursive partitioning analysis