Clinical information of the enrolled patients
Variable | True Progression (n = 15) | Pseudoprogression (n = 22) | P Valuea |
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Age, yr (mean ± SD) | 59.6 ± 11.9 | 56.7 ± 13.7 | .61 |
Gender | .12 | ||
Male | 9 (60.0%) | 17 (77.3%) | |
Female | 6 (40.0%) | 5 (22.7%) | |
Surgery | .24 | ||
Biopsy | 4 (26.7%) | 2 (9.1%) | |
Subtotal | 6 (40.0%) | 9 (40.9%) | |
Total | 5 (33.3%) | 11 (50.0%) | |
Time interval of end of TMZ-chemoradiation to DCE MRI, d (mean ± SD [range]) | 27.0 ± 7.3 [15–44] | 28.7 ± 6.0 [17–44] | .39 |
End of adjuvant TMZ chemotherapy to follow-up MRI, d (mean ± SD [range]) | 31.2 ± 10.6 [20–53]b | 26.2 ± 8.7 [16–54] | .46 |
Initial operation to the last follow-up, d (mean ± SD [range]) | 391.4 ± 156.3 [224–716] | 657.3374.7 [274–1774] | .002 |