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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Effect of palliative care decisions making on hospital service use at end-of-life in patients with malignant brain tumors: a retrospective study

Patients N=121

Number (%)

Age in years median (range)

≤65 years

>65 years

62 (26-89)

77 (64%)

44 (36%)

Sex

 

 Male

 Female

74 (61%)

47 (39%)

Primary diagnosis

 

 Glioblastoma

 Astrocytoma

 Oligodendroglioma

 Oligoastrocytoma

 Others or no histological diagnosis

92 (76%)

10 (8%)

5 (4%)

8 (7%)

6 (5%)

Surgical interventions

 

 Operation

 Biopsy

 No operation or biopsy

108 (89%)

11 (9%)

2 (2%)

Primary treatment with curative or life prolonging intent

 

 Chemoradiotherapy and adjuvant chemotherapy

 Chemoradiotherapy

 Radiotherapy and adjuvant chemotherapy

 Radiotherapy

 Chemotherapy

Palliative radiotherapy

Supportive care only

62 (51%)

17 (14%)

3 (2%)

21 (17%)

2 (2%)

10 (8%)

6 (5%)

Systemic anticancer treatments after primary treatment

 

 1st line

 2nd line

 3rd line or more

28 (23%)

20 (17%)

14 (12%)

Re-irradiation courses after primary treatment

 

 One

 Two

 Three or more

43 (36%)

9 (7%)

1 (1%)

Median survival (time and range)

 

 After diagnosis

  Glioblastoma

  Other histology

 After PC decision

  Glioblastoma

  Other histology

16 months (1-238)

13 months (1-95)

51 months (2-238)

44 days (1-293)

38 days (0-270)

71 days (1-293)