Table 1

Non-significant prognostic factors

Non-prognostic factors

OS (p)

LPFS (p)

DPFS (p)

Primary metastatic disease

0.36

0.35

0.53

Infiltration of the fourth ventricle

0.45

0.33

0.8

Tumor location (lateral vs. medial)

0.48

0.29

0.53

Age (≤18 y vs. >18 y)

0.22

-

0.11

Age (≤21 y vs. >21 y)

0.5

0.73

0.62

Extent of resection (complete vs. partial)

0.43

0.97

0.19

Administration of chemotherapy

0.7

0.59

0.27

Statistical analysis revealed non-signficance for multiple prognostic factors on OS, LPFS, and DPFS.

Rieken et al. BMC Cancer 2010 10:450   doi:10.1186/1471-2407-10-450