Management of glioblastoma multiforme in elderly patients: a review of the literature

SH Halani, R Babu, DC Adamson - World Neurosurgery, 2017 - Elsevier
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common primary malignant brain tumor in adults,
occurs most commonly in individuals older than 65 years of age, and is universally fatal …

Management of glioblastoma in elderly patients

JS Young, SJ Chmura, DA Wainwright, B Yamini… - Journal of the …, 2017 - Elsevier
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common primary malignant brain tumor in adults over 55
years of age. The median age of diagnosis for patients with GBM is 64 years old, with the …

Outcomes and patterns of care in elderly patients with glioblastoma multiforme

RS Nunna, SI Khalid, S Patel, A Sethi, M Behbahani… - World neurosurgery, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common primary malignant brain
tumor in adults, with an increased incidence among the elderly. However, the optimal …

Geriatric brain tumor management part II: Glioblastoma multiforme

O Cohen-Inbar - Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 2019 - Elsevier
The elderly (≥ 60 years) population increases rapidly, at a projected 2.9%/year increments
by year 2050. The concept of Frailty can be outlined using one of two models, the …

One decade of glioblastoma multiforme surgery in 342 elderly patients: what have we learned?

DH Heiland, G Haaker, R Watzlawick, D Delev… - Journal of Neuro …, 2018 - Springer
Introduction Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common malignant primary brain
tumor in adults with peak incidence in patients older than 65 years. These patients are …

Treating glioblastoma in the elderly

J Gállego Pérez-Larraya, JY Delattre - CNS oncology, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
The incidence of glioblastoma (GBM) is increasing among the elderly, who now account for
up to half of all the adult cases of GBM. This trend has resulted in the recent development of …

Treatment results and outcome in elderly patients with glioblastoma multiforme–a retrospective single institution analysis

M Hoffermann, L Bruckmann, KM Ali, M Asslaber… - Clinical Neurology and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective Although glioblastoma multiforme is more common in patients older than 65 years,
the elderly population is often excluded from clinical studies. Decision making in this …

[HTML][HTML] A review of management strategies of malignant gliomas in the elderly population

PU Kumthekar, BD Macrie, SK Singh… - American journal of …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) is the most frequent primary malignant brain tumor in adults.
It is an aggressive primary brain neoplasm, associated with a poor prognosis and median …

Glioblastoma multiforme in the elderly: a therapeutic challenge

A Mangiola, G Maira, P De Bonis, M Porso… - Journal of neuro …, 2006 - Springer
Introduction: Elderly patients with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) are frequently excluded
from cancer therapy trials, treated suboptimally or not treated at all. The average survival in …

Managing Glioblastoma in the Elderly Patient: New Opportunities.

J Snyder, T Walbert - Oncology (08909091), 2017 - search.ebscohost.com
Managing elderly patients with glioblastoma presents a unique set of challenges, including
a scarcity of available data, which limits evidence-based recommendations. Nearly half of …