Treatment of newly diagnosed glioblastoma in the elderly: a network meta‐analysis

E Rogozińska, A Kernohan, S Jefferies… - Cochrane Database …, 2020 - cochranelibrary.com
Background A glioblastoma is a fatal type of brain tumour for which the standard of care is
maximum surgical resection followed by chemoradiotherapy, when possible. Age is an …

External beam radiation dose escalation for high grade glioma

L Khan, H Soliman, A Sahgal, J Perry… - Cochrane Database …, 2020 - cochranelibrary.com
Background This is an updated version of the original Cochrane Review published in Issue
8, 2016. High grade glioma (HGG) is a rapidly growing brain tumour in the supporting cells …

Pseudoprogression as an adverse event of glioblastoma therapy

C Balaña, J Capellades, E Pineda, A Estival… - Cancer …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
We explored predictive factors of pseudoprogression (PsP) and its impact on prognosis in a
retrospective series of uniformly treated glioblastoma patients. Patients were classified as …

Surgical treatment of glioblastoma in the elderly: the impact of complications

M Karsy, N Yoon, L Boettcher, R Jensen, L Shah… - Journal of neuro …, 2018 - Springer
The diagnosis of glioblastoma (GBM) often carries a dismal prognosis, with a median
survival of 14.6 months. A particular challenge is the diagnosis of GBM in the elderly …

Glioblastoma treatment in the elderly

M Okada, K Miyake, T Tamiya - Neurologia medico-chirurgica, 2017 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Although current treatment advances prolong patient survival, treatment for glioblastoma
(GBM) in the elderly has become an emerging issue. The definition of “elderly” differs across …

[HTML][HTML] Poor-prognosis patients affected by glioblastoma: retrospective study of hypofractionated radiotherapy with simultaneous integrated boost and concurrent …

F Gregucci, A Surgo, I Bonaparte, L Laera… - Journal of Personalized …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Glioblastoma (GBM) is a very poor-prognosis brain tumor. To date, maximal
excision followed by radiochemotherapy, in 30 fractions, is the standard approach. Limited …

The role of radiation therapy in treatment of adults with newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme: a systematic review and evidence-based clinical practice guideline …

M Ziu, BYS Kim, W Jiang, T Ryken, JJ Olson - Journal of neuro-oncology, 2020 - Springer
Target population These recommendations apply to adult patients diagnosed with newly
diagnosed glioblastoma. Question 1 In adult patients (aged 65 and under) with newly …

Patterns and disparities of care in glioblastoma

EV Dressler, M Liu, CR Garcia… - Neuro-oncology …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background Glioblastoma is an aggressive disease with a defined standard of care offering
crucial survival benefits. Disparities in care may influence treatment decisions. This study …

[HTML][HTML] Neutrophilia and post-radiation thrombocytopenia predict for poor prognosis in radiation-treated glioma patients

EJ Hsu, J Thomas, EA Maher, M Youssef… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Poor outcomes in glioma patients indicate a need to determine prognostic
indicators of survival to better guide patient specific treatment options. While preoperative …

[HTML][HTML] Radiotherapy plus temozolomide in elderly patients with glioblastoma: a “real-life” report

J Biau, E Chautard, E De Schlichting, G Dupic… - Radiation …, 2017 - Springer
Background The optimization of the management for elderly glioblastoma patients is crucial
given the demographics of aging in many countries. We report the outcomes for a “real-life” …