Demographic and Clinical Characteristics
Comparisons of demographic and clinical characteristics between
survivors treated with XRT and PRT are displayed in Table 1. The XRT
group was younger on average at diagnosis than the PRT group (p< 0.01). Reflecting the study design, the XRT group was
further out from RT completion at the time of neurocognitive evaluation
relative to the PRT group (p < 0.001). Both groups were
made up of predominantly male survivors, and the majority of primary
caregivers completed high school at a minimum. The majority of survivors
in both groups underwent craniotomy and similar rates were treated with
craniospinal radiation (60% of the XRT group and 55% of the PRT
group).