Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Characteristic | All | Op alone | Op+PORT | p-valuea) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duration of follow-up (mo) | 76.9 (3.3–286.4) | 85.7 (3.9–276.2) | 75.8 (3.3–286.4) | 0.543 |
| Age (yr) | 43 (12–74) | 44 (12.5–74.5) | 42 (12.6–71.0) | 0.364 |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 66 (49.6) | 23 (47.9) | 43 (50.6) | 0.770 |
| Female | 67 (50.4) | 25 (52.1) | 42 (49.4) | |
| ECOG | ||||
| 0 | 51 (38.3) | 27 (56.2) | 24 (28.2) | 0.051 |
| 1–3 | 82 (61.7) | 21 (43.8) | 61 (71.8) | |
| Tumor location | ||||
| Supratentorial | 105 (78.9) | 39 (81.2) | 64 (75.3) | 0.430 |
| Infratentorial | 28 (21.1) | 9 (18.8) | 21 (24.7) | |
| Longest diameter (cm) | ||||
| < 5 | 62 (46.6) | 25 (52.1) | 37 (43.5) | 0.340 |
| ≥ 5 | 71 (53.4) | 23 (47.9) | 48 (56.5) | |
| WHO grade b) | ||||
| II | 67 (51.5) | 28 (58.3) | 40 (47.1) | 0.172 |
| III | 63 (48.5) | 20 (41.7) | 45 (52.9) | |
| Ki-67 (%) b) | ||||
| < 10 | 64 (67.0) | 25 (67.6) | 39 (67.2) | 0.971 |
| ≥ 10 | 31 (33.0) | 12 (32.4) | 19 (32.8) | |
| Surgical extent | ||||
| GTR | 86 (64.7) | 32 (66.7) | 54 (63.5) | 0.722 |
| STR | 47 (35.4) | 16 (33.3) | 31 (36.5) | |
| Recurrences | ||||
| Local | 52 (39.1) | 30 (62.5) | 22 (26.2) | < 0.001 |
| Regional | 13 (9.8) | 4 (8.3) | 9 (10.7) | 0.660 |
| Distant | 31 (23.3) | 10 (20.8) | 21 (24.7) | 0.612 |
Values are presented as median (range) or number (%). ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; GTR, gross total resection; Op, operation; PORT, postoperative radiotherapy; STR, subtotal resection; WHO, World Health Organization.
a)
Chi-square test,
b)
Available data only.