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) | ||||
|
40±10 | 40±11 | 48±10 | 42±11 |
| Range | 17−63 | 14−72 | 28−71 | 14−72 |
| Tumor size (cm) | ||||
|
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) |