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. 2021 Mar 12;2021(3):CD013316. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013316.pub2

Lechapt‐Zalcman 2012.

Study characteristics
Study design Cohort
Study setting Setting: network of 11 neurosurgical university departments
Country: France
Dates: tumour samples collected between 2005 and 2009
Selection of participants Tumour samples collected from 2 observational studies analysing the use of Gliadel implants in people with newly diagnosed GBM
Participant characteristics Sample size: 111 (deaths: 56)
Age: median 58, SD NR; range 33–77 years
Sex: 65.8% men
KPS: mean 80.2, SD 13.5
Tumour characteristics GBM: 100%
First diagnosis: 100%
Biopsy: 0%; subtotal resection: 30%; total resection: 55.5%; total 100% disappearance of contrast enhancement, subtotal ≥ 90% disappearance of contrast enhancement, partial < 90% disappearance of contrast enhancement.
IDH1 wild‐type: NR; IDH2 wild‐type: NR
Treatment regimen Gliadel (carmustine) wafers followed by the Stupp protocol
MGMT promoter methylation tests implemented MSP, PSQ
Dates and follow‐up Timing of MGMT assessment: at diagnosis
Start time for follow‐up: NR; follow‐up: median 13.6; range 0–37.6 months
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