Research Article

Patients Affected by Unmethylated O(6)-Methylguanine-DNA Methyltransferase Glioblastoma Undergoing Radiochemotherapy May Benefit from Moderately Dose-Escalated Radiotherapy

Table 1

Clinical (age = age at diagnosis, KPS = Karnofsky Performance Status), treatment (GTR = macroscopic gross total resection, B/STR = biopsy or subtotal tumor resection, dose RT = total dose for radiotherapy treatment, HDRT = 70 Gy, and SDRT = 59,4–60 Gy), and biological (MGTM) prognostic factors (Kaplan-Meier method, survival analysis).

Number of patientsOS valuePDFS value
Median (months)Median (months)

Age>50100120,0990,30
<5017179
KPS100–80106140,00190,018
=701174
Extent of surgeryGTR32220,02120,005
B/STR85117
MGMT statusMethylated48250,0001150,001
Unmethylated69117
RT DOSEHDRT45140,22100,12
SDRT72127