TABLE 2.
Characteristics | Number of patients (%) | |
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Median age at study enrollment (years; range) | 11.9 (2.9 to 21.3) | |
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Gender | ||
Male | 10 (40%) | |
Female | 15 (60%) | |
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Race/ethnicity | ||
Caucasian | 17 (68%) | |
African-American | 3 (12%) | |
Hispanic | 5 (20%0 | |
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Histologic diagnoses | ||
Anaplastic astrocytoma | 3 (12%) | |
Glioblastoma | 10 (40%) | |
High-grade glioma | 4 (16%) | |
No histologic confirmation | 8 (32%) | |
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Previous RT | 25 (100%) | |
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Previous regimens of chemotherapy | ||
0 | 2 (8%) | |
1 | 16 (64%) | |
2 | 5 (20%) | |
≥ 3 | 2 (8%) |
Of note, 11 patients had a radiologic diagnosis of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma
Three patients with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma had histologic confirmation at biopsy (n=2) or at autopsy (n=1)