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Table 1 Clinical Characteristics of the 28 patients in this cohort

From: A pilot radiogenomic study of DIPG reveals distinct subgroups with unique clinical trajectories and therapeutic targets

Characteristics N %
Age (years)
Median: 7.3 years (range 2.3–24)   
 < 3 2 7
 3–10 16 57
 10 + 10 36
Gender
 Female 15 54
 Male 13 46
Overall survival (months)
Median: 11.5 months (range 0–82)   
 < 12 14 50
 12–24 11 39
  > 24 3 11
Symptom duration (months)   
 < 6 19 68
 6–12 2 7
 12–24 5 18
 Not available 2 7
Radiotherapy 26 93
 Photon irradiation 24 86
 Proton irradiation 2 7
Re-irradiation 5 18
Systemc therapy 25 89
 Radiosensitizer 11 44
 Adjuvant therapy 22 79
Specific systemic therapy agent(s) received   
 Bevacizumab 8 30
 Vorinostat (HDAC inhibitor) 7 26
 CDK4/6 inhibitor (ribcoclib [n = 6], palbociclib [n = 1]) 7 26
 Everolimus (mTOR inhibitor) 4 15
 Irinotecan 4 15
 Temozolomide 3 11
 PARP inhibitor 3 11
 Tyrosine kinase inhibitor (cabozantinib [n = 1], pazopanib [n = 1], dasatinib [n = 1]) 3 11
 WEE-1 inhibitor 2 7
 Tivantinib (cMET inhibitor) 2 7
 ONC201 1 4
 Trametinib (MEK inhibitor) 1 4
 Imetelstat (Telomerase inhibitor) 1 4
Distant metastases at diagnosisa 1 4
Distant metastases at autopsy 9 32
 Cerebral cortex 7 25
 Cerebellar peduncles and/or cerebellum 4 14
 Thalamus and/or subthalamus 3 11
 Basal ganglia 3 11
 Cervical spinal cord 1 4
Histone mutation status
 H3.3 20 71
 H3.1 7 25
 WT 1 4
Extent of pathological spread (autopsy)
 Extension beyond brainstem 22 79
 Limited to brainstem 5 18
 Insuffient information 1 4
Location of pathologic spread (autopsy)
 Cerebellar peduncles and/or cerebellum 21 75
 Thalamus and/or subthalamus 15 54
 Cervical cord 13 46
 Basal ganglia 8 29
 Cortex 2 7
  1. aAssessed by MRI at diagnosis. Spine MRI was obtained in 9 patients at diagnosis, all without evidence of spinal metastatic disease