Complications of Intrathecal Chemotherapy in Adults: Single-Institution Experience in 109 Consecutive Patients

Table 1

Patient population and disease characteristics.

Variable	N	%
Gender
Female	35	32.1
Male	74	67.9
Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White	20	18.3
Non-Hispanic Black	17	15.6
Hispanic White	42	38.5
Hispanic Black	2	1.8
Asian	2	1.8
Haitian	4	3.7
Other/unknown	22	20.2
Type of Cancer
DLBCL	43	39.4
B-Cell ALL	31	28.4
T-Cell ALL	8	7.3
Burkitt Lymphoma	8	7.3
Breast Cancer	3	2.8
Other Non-Hodgkin	7	6.3
CML	1	0.9
CLL	1	0.9
Other	4	3.7
Chronic Renal Failure
Yes	3	2.8
No	106	97.2
HIV
Yes	16	14.7
No	93	85.3
CNS Involvement
Yes	33	30.3
No	76	69.7