Table 1.

Patient characteristics and treatment

All, N (%) or mean (SD)Responders, n (%) or mean (SD)Non-responders, n (%) or mean (SD)P value 
Total 61 (100%) 32 (52%) 29 (48%)  
Female 28 (46%) 18 (56%) 10 (34%) .124 
Age at diagnosis, y 5.7 (4.9) 4.6 (4.6) 6.8 (4.9) .055 
Age at study, y 24.0 (8.1) 23.3 (7.9) 24.7 (8.3) .563 
Time since diagnosis, y 18.2 (7.0) 18.7 (6.9) 17.9 (7.2) .697 
Maximum extent SS 44 (72%) 18 (56%) 26 (90%) .004 
MFB  NA  
Unifocal bone  NA  
Skin  NA  
Lymph node  NA  
Maximum extent MS 17 (28%) 14 (44%) 3 (10%) .004 
RO+ 5 (8%) 4 (12%) 1 (3%) .357 
CNS+ 7 (11%) 5 (16%) 2 (7%) .429 
CNS-risk lesions 16 (26%) 13 (40%) 3 (10%) .009 
Systemic treatment  22 (36%) 17 (53%) 5 (17%) .007 
VBL + pred  16 NA  
MTX IV + pred  NA  
+ salvage  NA  
+ oral maintenance  14 NA  
Local treatment  5 (16%) NA  
Intralesional steroid injection  NA  
Curettage  NA  
Radiotherapy  NA  
Wait and watch  10 (31%) NA  
All, N (%) or mean (SD)Responders, n (%) or mean (SD)Non-responders, n (%) or mean (SD)P value 
Total 61 (100%) 32 (52%) 29 (48%)  
Female 28 (46%) 18 (56%) 10 (34%) .124 
Age at diagnosis, y 5.7 (4.9) 4.6 (4.6) 6.8 (4.9) .055 
Age at study, y 24.0 (8.1) 23.3 (7.9) 24.7 (8.3) .563 
Time since diagnosis, y 18.2 (7.0) 18.7 (6.9) 17.9 (7.2) .697 
Maximum extent SS 44 (72%) 18 (56%) 26 (90%) .004 
MFB  NA  
Unifocal bone  NA  
Skin  NA  
Lymph node  NA  
Maximum extent MS 17 (28%) 14 (44%) 3 (10%) .004 
RO+ 5 (8%) 4 (12%) 1 (3%) .357 
CNS+ 7 (11%) 5 (16%) 2 (7%) .429 
CNS-risk lesions 16 (26%) 13 (40%) 3 (10%) .009 
Systemic treatment  22 (36%) 17 (53%) 5 (17%) .007 
VBL + pred  16 NA  
MTX IV + pred  NA  
+ salvage  NA  
+ oral maintenance  14 NA  
Local treatment  5 (16%) NA  
Intralesional steroid injection  NA  
Curettage  NA  
Radiotherapy  NA  
Wait and watch  10 (31%) NA  

CNS+, CNS involvement; MFB, multifocal bone; MS, multisystem; MTX, methotrexate; NA, not available; pred, prednisolone; RO+, risk organ involvement; SS, single system; VBL, vinblastine; y, years.

The ethical approval allowed for only limited data on nonresponders.

For comparison of responders and nonresponders, Fisher exact test was used for categorical variables and Mann-Whitney U test for numerical variables. P value in bold indicates statistically significant (P <.05).

For details, see supplemental Table 6.

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