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. 2019 Feb;31(1):188–202. doi: 10.21147/j.issn.1000-9604.2019.01.14

1.

Baseline characteristics for all patients (N=240)

Clinical characteristics n (%)
WHO II (N=84) WHO III (N=84) WHO IV (N=72) All tumor
KPS, Karnofsky performance scale; GTR, gross total resection; EGFRvIII, epidermal growth factor receptor variant III; RT, radiotherapy; CT, chemotherapy; N/A, not available; PFS, progression-free survival; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; OS, overall survival; WHO, World Health Organization; *, PFS was not available in 5 cases and OS was not available in 4 cases.
Gender
 Male 50 (59.5) 52 (61.9) 41 (56.9) 143 (59.6)
 Female 34 (40.5) 32 (38.1) 31 (43.1) 97 (40.4)
Age (year)
  Inline graphic 40±10 40±11 48±10 42±11
 Range 17−63 14−72 28−71 14−72
Tumor size (cm)
  Inline graphic 5.5±1.5 5.9±1.8 5.8±1.6 5.7±1.6
 Range 2.3−9.0 2.6−10.0 2.0−10.0 2.0−10.0
KPS score
 Median (range) 90 (70−100) 80 (20−100) 80 (50−90) 80 (20−100)
Resection
 GTR 58 (69.0) 54 (64.3) 52 (72.2) 164 (68.3)
 Non-GTR 26 (31.0) 30 (35.7) 20 (27.8) 76 (31.7)
EGFRvIII expression
 Low expression 74 (88.1) 64 (76.2) 29 (40.3) 167 (69.6)
 High expression 10 (11.9) 20 (23.8) 43 (59.7) 73 (30.4)
EGFRvIII nuclear translocation
 <7% 58 (69.0) 64 (76.2) 23 (31.9) 145 (60.4)
 ≥7% 26 (31.0) 20 (23.8) 49 (68.1) 95 (39.6)
Adjuvant treatment
 RT alone 11 (13.1) 5 (6.0) 2 (2.8) 18 (7.5)
 CT alone 34 (40.5) 2 (2.4) 2 (2.8) 38 (15.8)
 RT and CT combination 29 (34.5) 65 (77.4) 66 (91.7) 160 (66.7)
 No 10 (11.9) 4 (4.8) 2 (2.8) 16 (6.7)
 N/A 0 (0) 8 (9.5) 0 (0) 8 (3.3)
Follow-up
 Progression 11 (13.1) 30 (35.7) 66 (91.7) 107 (44.6)
 Mean PFS (95% CI) (month)* 51.4 (50.1−52.7) 38.2 (36.0−40.4) 13.6 (12.0−15.1) 35.3 (33.9−36.7)
 Dead 5 (6.0) 24 (28.6) 56 (77.8) 85 (35.4)
 Mean OS (95% CI) (month)* 52.6 (51.4−53.8) 43.3 (41.6−45.0) 22.2 (20.3−24.1) 40.2 (39.0−41.4)