Research Article

Tumor Mesenchymal Stem-Like Cell as a Prognostic Marker in Primary Glioblastoma

Table 2

Cox proportional hazard regression model of factors prognostic of overall survival in patients with pGBM.

CharacteristicsUnivariateMultivariate
OR95% CI valueOR95% CI value

Isolation of tMSLCs2.41.2~5.10.0172.51.1~5.60.021
Age ≥ 50 years1.30.5~3.10.587
Extent of resection0.70.4~1.10.1510.50.2~0.80.011
IDH1 mutation1.60.4~6.70.551
LOH 1p19q1.30.6~3.00.5321.10.4~2.60.869
MGMT methylation0.80.4~1.60.5220.90.4~1.90.792
p53 ≥ 50%0.70.2~1.80.418
EGFR1.10.7~1.50.782
Ki 67 index ≥ 10%3.30.5~24.70.2355.40.7~42.00.107

tMSLCs: tumor mesenchymal stem-like cells; IDH: isocitrate dehydrogenase; LOH: loss of heterozygosity; MGMT: O-6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase; EGFR: epidermal growth factor receptor; OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval.