Purpose Glioblastoma prognosis remains dismal despite gross total removal (GTR) followed
by chemoradiotherapy. Other known prognostic factors include functional status, age and …

Introduction: The impact of obesity on survival outcomes in patients with glioblastoma (GBM)
has not been well reported and the results for patients are currently unclear. We investigated …

Purpose Correlation of body mass index (BMI) with clinical outcome in patients with
glioblastoma is not well documented. Hence, we studied the association between survival …

Purpose To examine the association between obesity and survival in patients with
glioblastoma mutliforme (GBM) Methods Using a prospective design, 1,259 patients with …

The prognostic value of body mass index (BMI) in primary WHO grade 4 gliomas is not
widely acknowledged. This study aims to assess the survival outcomes of patients with …

Greater adiposity has been linked to an increased risk and/or poorer survival in a variety of
cancers. We examined whether prediagnostic body weight 1–5 years prior to diagnosis is …

Background: The association between obesity and sarcopenia (via temporal muscle
thickness) with overall survival (OS) has been evaluated in several glioblastoma multiforme …

Background. Glioma comprises a heterogeneous group of mostly malignant brain tumors,
whereof glioblastoma (GBM) represents the largest and most lethal subgroup. Body height …

Background Previous studies reported conflicting results about the risk of developing glioma
and different body mass index. So we decided to execute a meta-analysis to solve the …

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) and obesity are known risk factors for poor outcomes in
patients with systemic malignancies but are not well-studied in the brain tumor population. In …