Melguizo 2012.
Study characteristics | ||
Study design | Cohort | |
Study setting | Setting: Hospital Virgen de las Nieves from Granada (Spain) and the University Hospital of Sassari (Italy) Country: Spain and Italy Dates: tumour samples collected between 2001 and 2009 |
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Selection of participants | Participants aged ≥ 70 years with newly diagnosed GBM and postoperative KPS ≥ 60 | |
Participant characteristics | Sample size: 78 (deaths: NR) Age: mean 56; range 24–81 years Sex: 53.8% men KPS: median NR. All participants had KPS ≥ 60 |
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Tumour characteristics | GBM: 100% First diagnosis: 100% Biopsy: NR; subtotal resection: NR; total resection: NR IDH1 wild‐type: NR; IDH2 wild‐type: NR |
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Treatment regimen | Concurrent chemoradiotherapy with TMZ followed by adjuvant TMZ | |
MGMT promoter methylation tests implemented | MSP, IHC | |
Dates and follow‐up | Timing of MGMT assessment: at diagnosis Start time for follow‐up: date of diagnosis; follow‐up: median NR; range NR |
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