Research Article

The Prognostic Value of Pyrosequencing-Detected MGMT Promoter Hypermethylation in Newly Diagnosed Patients with Glioblastoma

Table 1

Demographic and clinical features of the study sample ().

Baseline characteristics
Gender, (%)
 Women18 (35%)
 Men33 (65%)
Age, years
 Mean (SD)61.7 (12.9)
 Median (range)62 (25–84)
MGMT methylation, %
 Mean (SD)21.5 (19.1)
 Median (range)16 (2–85)
Treatment history
Surgery, (%)
 Done46 (90%)
 Not done5 (10%)
Radiotherapy, (%)
 Done39 (76%)
 Not done12 (24%)
Chemotherapy, (%)
 Done41 (80%)
 Not done10 (20%)
Main outcomes
Overall survival, (%)
 Dead24 (47%)
 Alive27 (53%)
Progression-free survival
 Progressed34 (67%)
 Not progressed17 (23%)
Follow-up time, months
 Mean (SD)11.9 (6.8)
 Median (range)12 (3–27)

Follow-up time refers to time from disease diagnosis and death or last visit.