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Table 1 Clinical and tumor characteristics

From: Cell-free DNA and circulating TERT promoter mutation for disease monitoring in newly-diagnosed glioblastoma

Characteristics

Number of patients (%)

Age (years), mean ± SD

58.3 ± 9.5

Sex

 Female

22 (42.3%)

 Male

30 (57.7%)

Surgery

 Biopsy

20 (38.4%)

 Resection

32 (61.6%)

Karnofsky performance score

 ≥ 80%

45 (86.5%)

 ≥ 70 to < 80%

6 (11.5%)

 < 70%

1 (2%)

Tumor Characteristics

Volume at baseline, mean ± SD

 T1-weighted with Gadolinium W/necrosis

31.1 cm3 ± 28.6

 T1-weighted with Gadolinium W/O necrosis

18 cm3 ± 16.5

 Necrosis part, mean (%)

33% [min. 0–max. 87%]

 Flair

114.9 cm3 ± 63.2

Histology

 Glioblastoma-IDH wild type

46 (88.4%)

 Glioblastoma IDH-mutated

3 (5.8%)

 Gliosarcoma

3 (5.8%)

MGMTp methylation

 Non-methylated

26 (50%)

 Low methylation profile

2 (4%)

 Methylated

12 (23%)

 Unknown

12 (23%)

TERTp mutation

 C228T

44 (84.6%)

 C250T

1 (1.9%)

 Wild-type (wt)

6 (11.6%)

 Unknown

1 (1.9%)