Research Article

Association of Glioblastoma Multiforme Stem Cell Characteristics, Differentiation, and Microglia Marker Genes with Patient Survival

Table 1

Clinicopathological characteristics of tumor specimens.

CharacteristicValue

N (primary tumor)77
Median age at diagnosis67
(25th percentile; 75th percentile)(54.5;72)
Age classes, N (%)
 <50 years6 (7.8)
 50 to <60 years23 (29.9)
 60 to <70 years17 (22.1)
 70 to <80 years26 (33.8)
 >80 years5 (6.5)
Gender, N (%)
 Male50 (64.9)
 Female27 (35.1)
 Male-to-female ratio1.9
Vital status at study end, N (%)
 Dead68 (88.3)
 Alive9 (11.7)
Resection grade, N (%)
 Total45 (58.4)
 Subtotal32 (41.6)
Therapy regimen1, N (%)
 Radiotherapy and chemotherapy45 (58.4)
 Only radiotherapy13 (16.9)
 Other regimens4 (5.2)
 No adjuvant therapy9 (11.7)

1Six therapy regimens could not be assessed.