Research Article
Complications of Intrathecal Chemotherapy in Adults: Single-Institution Experience in 109 Consecutive Patients
Table 1
Patient population and disease characteristics.
| Variable | N | % |
| Gender | | | Female | 35 | 32.1 | Male | 74 | 67.9 | Race/Ethnicity | | | Non-Hispanic White | 20 | 18.3 | Non-Hispanic Black | 17 | 15.6 | Hispanic White | 42 | 38.5 | Hispanic Black | 2 | 1.8 | Asian | 2 | 1.8 | Haitian | 4 | 3.7 | Other/unknown | 22 | 20.2 | Type of Cancer | | | DLBCL | 43 | 39.4 | B-Cell ALL | 31 | 28.4 | T-Cell ALL | 8 | 7.3 | Burkitt Lymphoma | 8 | 7.3 | Breast Cancer | 3 | 2.8 | Other Non-Hodgkin | 7 | 6.3 | CML | 1 | 0.9 | CLL | 1 | 0.9 | Other | 4 | 3.7 | Chronic Renal Failure | | | Yes | 3 | 2.8 | No | 106 | 97.2 | HIV | | | Yes | 16 | 14.7 | No | 93 | 85.3 | CNS Involvement | | | Yes | 33 | 30.3 | No | 76 | 69.7 |
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