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. 2022 Jun 16;16:1414. doi: 10.3332/ecancer.2022.1414

Table 3. Clinical features, diagnosis and treatment details.

Variable Value (n = 36)
Symptoms
Altered higher mental functions(memory defects/altered sensorium) and seizures
Cerebrovascular accident like episodes/visual disturbances
Headache and dizziness

15 (48.4%)
6 (19.4%)
10 (32.2%)
Diagnosis
CSF analysis
Imaging
CSF analysis and Imaging

10 (27.8%)
18 (50%)
8 (22.2%)
Number of other sites of metastasis
1
2
3

5 (13.8%)
21(58.3%)
10 (27.8%)
Brain metastasis prior to leptomeningeal metastasis
Yes
No

9 (25%)
27 (75%)
Number of previous lines of therapy
1
2
3

24 (66.6%)
6 (16.7%)
6 (16.7%)
Brain metastasis or progression at the time of leptomeningeal metastasis
Yes
No

10 (27.8%)
26 (72.2%)
Intrathecal therapy
Methotrexate
Triple intrathecal therapy
11 (47.8%)
7 (63.6%)
4 (36.45)
Chemotherapy
Pemetrexed
Docetaxel
Paclitaxel
6 (26%)
2 (33.3%)
3 (50%)
1 (16.7%)
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Erlotinib
High
Standard
Gefitinib
High
Standard
Osimertinib
High
Standard
18 (78.2%)

3 (16.7%)
-

3 (33.3%)
6 (66.7%)

1 (16.7%)
5 (83.3%)