Table 2.

Mean proliferation (Ki‐67 LI) and hTERT (%) expression for our thee subgroups of low‐grade astrocytomas, glioblastomas multiforme and benign meningiomas

WHO classification	Proliferation		hTERT
	In vivo	In vitro	In vivo	In vitro
Astrocytoma LG (n = 6)	2.1 (SD = 1.9)	7.5 (SD = 5.6)	10.2 (SD = 8.9)	81.2 (SD = 20.8)
Glioblastoma multiforme (n = 8)	22.3 (SD = 18.1)	17.9 (SD = 9.2)	36.5 (SD = 28.4)	91.6 (SD = 4.7)
Benign meningioma (n = 13)	2.2 (SD = 2.7)	12.7 (SD = 11.2)	12.4 (SD = 19.2)	33.7 (SD = 36.6)