Clinical Study

Hypofractionated High-Dose Irradiation with Positron Emission Tomography Data for the Treatment of Glioblastoma Multiforme

Table 1

Patient's characteristics.

Parameter (%)

Age, years
 ≥5037 (82.2)
 <508 (17.8)
Gender
 Male28 (62.2)
 Female17 (37.8)
KPS score
 ≥7031 (68.9)
 <7014 (31.1)
RPA class
 III5 (11.1)
 IV23 (51.1)
 V5 (11.1)
 VI12 (26.7)
Resection
 GTR17 (37.8)
 Others28 (62.2)
Adjuvant TMZ chemotherapy
 Yes33 (73.3)
 No 12 (26.7)

KPS: Karnofsky performance status, RPA: recursive partitioning analysis, GTR: gross total removal, and TMZ: temozolomide.