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. 2021 Feb;10(2):914–925. doi: 10.21037/tlcr-21-62

Table 1. Characteristics of 79 patients with brain metastases and leptomeningeal metastases.

Characteristics Brain metastases Leptomeningeal metastases
EGFR-TKI naïve EGFR-TKI treated Total EGFR-TKI naïve naivenainaïvenaive EGFR-TKI treated Total
Total 24 29 53 5 21 26
Sex
   Male 10 17 27 1 11 12
   Female 14 12 26 4 10 14
Age
   <60 years 11 17 28 3 13 16
   ≥60 years 13 12 25 2 8 10
Smoking status
   No 18 20 38 4 15 19
   Yes 6 9 15 1 6 7
Neurological symptoms
   No 11 12 23 0 3 3
   Yes 13 17 30 5 18 23
Chemotherapy
   No 19 6 25 4 6 10
   Yes 5 23 28 1 15 16
Local CNS RT
   No 23 23 46 5 18 23
   Yes 1 6 7 0 3 3
Number of metastasesa
   Single 8 1 9 1 4 5
   Multiple 16 28 44 4 15 19

a, two patients with leptomeningeal metastases and EGFR-TKI treatment were negative by MRI but positive by ThinPrep cytologic test. TKI, tyrosine kinase inhibitors; CNS, central nervous system; RT, radiotherapy.