Palliative care effects on survival in glioblastoma: who receives palliative care?

A Pando, AM Patel, HS Choudhry, JA Eloy… - World Neurosurgery, 2023 - Elsevier
Background High-grade glioma has a poor overall survival with profoundly negative effects
on the patient's quality of life and their caregivers. In this study, we investigate the factors …

Glioblastoma in the elderly

AE Sloan - Journal of neurosurgery, 2012 - thejns.org
Glioblastoma comprises more than half of all malignant gliomas and represents the most
common primary brain tumor in adults. The incidence of glioblastoma peaks between the 7th …

Surgery for glioblastoma in elderly patients

MC Nibali, LG Gay, T Sciortino… - Neurosurgery …, 2021 - neurosurgery.theclinics.com
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common primary malignant tumor of the central nervous
system, accounting for 48.3% of primary malignant brain tumors and 57.3% of all gliomas …

Glioblastoma multiforme in the very elderly

FV Connon, MA Rosenthal, K Drummond - Neurosurgical review, 2016 - Springer
Glioblastoma is the most malignant and most common primary brain tumour and is treated
with resection followed by post-operative radiotherapy and chemotherapy. However, a …

Glioblastoma in the elderly—How do we choose who to treat?

CF Lorimer, F Saran, AJ Chalmers, J Brock - Journal of geriatric oncology, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective Glioblastoma (GBM) is the commonest primary malignant brain tumour amongst
the adult population. Incidence peaks in the 7th and 8th decades of life and as our global …

Is age an additional factor in the treatment of elderly patients with glioblastoma? A new stratification model: an Italian Multicenter Study

T Ius, T Somma, R Altieri, FF Angileri… - Neurosurgical …, 2020 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Approximately half of glioblastoma (GBM) cases develop in geriatric patients,
and this trend is destined to increase with the aging of the population. The optimal strategy …

[HTML][HTML] Treatment of older adult patients with glioblastoma: Moving towards the inclusion of a comprehensive geriatric assessment for guiding management

M Chahal, B Thiessen, C Mariano - Current oncology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common primary malignant brain tumor in adults, and over
half of patients with newly diagnosed GBM are over the age of 65. Management of …

Survival outcomes in elderly patients with glioblastoma

DS Tsang, L Khan, JR Perry, H Soliman, A Sahgal… - Clinical oncology, 2015 - Elsevier
Aims Many elderly glioblastoma patients are excluded from randomised trials due to age,
comorbidity or poor functional status. The purpose of this study was to describe the survival …

Surgical and oncological score to estimate the survival benefit of resection and chemoradiotherapy in elderly (≥ 70 years) glioblastoma patients: A preliminary …

MJ Zorman, P Webb, M Nixon… - Neuro-Oncology …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Elderly patients with glioblastoma are perceived to face a poor prognosis with
perceptions surrounding older age and a relative lack of randomized data contributing. This …

A longer and/or better life for the oldest old with glioblastoma

K Roberto, JR Perry - Neuro-Oncology Practice, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Editorial 114 the time toxicity of cancer treatment by providing data on hospital utilization,
which is not typically evaluated in clinical trials but is relevant in patients with limited time …