2016-06-01
We retrospectively followed all MB patients at the Beijing Tiantan Hospital between 2004 and 2007 to investigate treatment outcomes and prognostic factors in MB patients. The data of 119 patients were collected. Tumor removal was performed in all patients, and all patients received postsurgical radiotherapy or chemotherapy. The patients were subclassified into three subtypes according to tumor location and tumor infiltration into the fourth ventricular floor (V4 floor). The prognostic factors were analyzed using KaplanMeier and Cox regression analysis.
According to the multivariate analysis, large cell and anaplastic (LC/A) subtype, patient age, and metastasis were found to be independent prognostic factors. Tumors with V4 floor infiltration exhibited a trend toward recurrence (P = 0.054). This investigation is the largest single-institution study of MB cases in China. The LC/A subtype, patient age, and metastasis were important prognostic factors. V4 floor infiltration was correlated with metastasis and younger age