Research Article

[Retracted] Peritumor Edema Serves as an Independent Predictive Factor of Recurrence Patterns and Recurrence-Free Survival for High-Grade Glioma

Table 1

The interpretation principles of immunohistochemical results.

Expression levelMGMTKi-67p53IDH-l

Negative (-)None<5%<5%None
Weakly positive (+)<10%5-25%5-10%>0%
Moderate positive (++)10-30%26-50%11-50%
Strongly positive (+++)>30%>50%>50%

MGMT: O(6)-methylguanine-DNA methyltranferase (DNA repair enzyme); Ki-67: proliferation marker; p53: molecular marker; IDH-1: isocitrate dehydrogenase (genetic prognosis maker).