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. 2018 Oct 9;7(4):CNS21. doi: 10.2217/cns-2017-0037

Table 2. . Association of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes intensity, distribution and perivascular state with clinical features.

Features Total n = 39 p-value Diffuse, n = 15 (%) Total n = 39 p-value Total n = 40§ p-value

  Mild, n = 28 (%) Moderate + marked, n = 11 (%)     Focal, n = 9 (%) Multifocal, n = 15 (%)   Absent, n = 31 (%) Mild + definite, n = 9 (%)  
Age (years)     0.060       0.097     0.451

Median (range) 53 (98–74) 44 (21–68)   53 (36–73) 37 (13–74) 46 (8–72)   51 (8–74) 47 (37–73)  

<48 11 (57.9) 8 (42.1)   4 (21.1) 6 (31.6) 9 (47.4)   14 (70.0) 6 (30.0)  

≥ 48 17 (85.0) 3 (15.0)   11 (55.0) 3 (15.0) 6 (30.0)   17 (85.0) 3 (15.0)  

Gender     0.798       0.002     1.000

Female 14 (73.7) 5 (26.3)   10 (52.6) 7 (36.8) 2 (10.5)   16 (80.0) 4 (20.0)  

Male 14 (70.0) 6 (30.0)   5 (25.0) 2 (10.0) 13 (65.0)   15 (75.0) 5 (25.0)  

Karnofsky     1.000       1.000     0.453

≤ 80 10 (71.4) 4 (28.6)   6 (42.9) 3 (21.4) 5 (35.7)   12 (85.7) 2 (14.3)  

>80 18 (72.0) 7 (28.0)   9 (36.0) 6 (24.0) 10 (40.0)   19 (73.1) 7 (26.9)  

Resection     0.648       0.773     0.457

Subtotal 13 (68.4) 6 (31.6)   8 (42.1) 5 (26.3) 6 (31.6)   16 (84.2) 3 (15.8)  

Total 15 (75.0) 5 (25.0)   7 (35.0) 4 (20.0) 9 (45.0)   15 (71.4) 6 (28.6)  

Promotor MGMT     0.406       0.775     0.236

1 13 (81.2) 3 (18.8)   7 (43.8) 3 (18.8) 6 (37.5)   13 (81.2) 3 (18.8)  

2/3 8 (61.5) 5 (38.5)   6 (46.2) 1 (7.7) 6 (46.2)   8 (57.1) 6 (42.9)  

Tumor size (cm)     0.956       0.916     0.133

Median (range) 5 (2–7) 5.1 (3–7)   5 (3.3–7) 4 (2–5.3) 5 (3.2–7)   4.7 (2–7) 5.9 (3.3–6.3)  

<5 cm 13 (72.2) 5 (27.8)   6 (33.3) 5 (27.8) 7 (38.9)   17 (89.5) 2 (10.5)  

≥ 5 cm 15 (71.4) 6 (28.6)   9 (42.9) 4 (19.0) 8 (38.1)   14 (66.7) 7 (33.3)  

Four cases do not specify TIL intensity category.

Four cases do not specify TIL distribution category.

§Three cases do not specify perivascular state.

TIL: Tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte.