Table 2.
Treatment overview.
| Initial management | Number of patients | % |
|---|---|---|
| Observation | 84 | 56 |
| CTX | 29 | 19.3 |
| Surgery (total) | 16 | 10.7 |
| Biopsy | 3 | 2 |
| Debulking | 7 | 4.7 |
| GTR | 6 | 4 |
| Combined therapies (total) | 21 | 14 |
| Biopsy + CTX | 9 | 6 |
| Debulking + CTX | 10 | 6.7 |
| GTR + RTX | 2 | 1.3 |
| Chemotherapy (total) | 74 | 49.3 |
| 1 regimen | 39 | 26 |
| 2 regimens | 22 | 14.7 |
| 3 regimens | 4 | 2.7 |
| 4 regimens | 4 | 2.7 |
| 5 regimens | 1 | 0.7 |
| 6 regimens | 3 | 2 |
| 7 regimens | 1 | 0.7 |
| Radiotherapy | 12 | 8 |
| Primary treatment (+SX) | 2 | 1.3 |
| Secondary treatment | 10 | 6.7 |
| Surgery (secondary treatment) | 8 | 5.3 |
| Debulking | 5 | 3.3 |
| GTR | 3 | 2 |
| Hydrocephalus | 30 | 20 |
| Ventriculoperitoneal shunt | 24 | 16 |
| 3rd Ventriculostomy | 2 | 1.3 |
| Ommaya reservoir insertion | 1 | 0.7 |
| Combined methods | 3 | 2 |
| Treatment summary/patient | ||
| Observation | 62 | 41.3 |
| CTX | 47 | 31.3 |
| Debulking + CTX | 17 | 11.3 |
| Debulking + CTX + RTX | 7 | 4.7 |
| RTX | 1 | 0.7 |
| Debulking and RTX | 3 | 2 |
| GTR | 8 | 5.3 |
| Debulking | 2 | 1.3 |
| GTR + CTX | 2 | 1.3 |
| CTX + RTX | 1 | 0.7 |
CTX, chemotherapy; GTR, gross total resection; RTX, radiotherapy; SX, surgery.