A prospective study of surgical patterns of care for high grade glioma in the current era of multimodality therapy

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 227-231

  Nowak, A K ^a,b   Maujean, J E ^a,c   Jackson, M ^a   Knuckey, N ^a,d  

^a SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c WA Clinical Oncology Group   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Craniotomy; Glioblastoma multiforme; High grade glioma; Patterns of care; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER GRADING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TUMOR BIOPSY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AUSTRALIA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 78651424113     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2010.05.009     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. L.M. DeAngelis Brain tumors N Engl J Med 344 2001 114 123
2. R. Stupp, W.P. Mason, and M.J. van den Bent Radiotherapy plus concomitant and adjuvant temozolomide for glioblastoma N Engl J Med 352 2005 987 996
3. S.M. Chang, I.F. Parney, and W. Huang Patterns of care for adults with newly diagnosed malignant glioma JAMA 293 2005 557 564 (Pubitemid 40171237)
4. M.A. Rosenthal, K.J. Drummond, and M. Dally Management of glioma in Victoria (1998-2000): retrospective cohort study Med J Aust 184 2006 270 273
5. F.M. Iwamoto, A.S. Reiner, and K.S. Panageas Patterns of care in elderly glioblastoma patients Ann Neurol 64 2008 628 634
6. L. Bauchet, H. Mathieu-Daudé, and P. Fabbro-Peray Oncological patterns of care and outcome for 952 patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma in 2004 Neuro Oncol 2010 [Epub ahead of print April 2]
7. C.R. Miller, C.P. Dunham, and B.W. Scheithauer Significance of necrosis in grading of oligodendroglial neoplasms: a clinicopathologic and genetic study of newly diagnosed high-grade gliomas J Clin Oncol 24 2006 5419 5426
8. S.A. Grossman, X. Ye, and S. Piantodosi Survival of patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma treated with radiation and temozolomide in research studies in the United States Clin Cancer Res 16 2010 2443 2449
9. S.T. Lee, T.N. Lui, and C.N. Chang Prophylactic anticonvulsants for prevention of immediate and early postcraniotomy seizures Surg Neurol 31 1989 361 364
10. J.B. North, R.K. Penhall, and A. Hanieh Phenytoin and postoperative epilepsy. A double-blind study J Neurosurg 58 1983 672 677
11. J.I. Sirven, D.M. Wingerchuk, and J.F. Drazkowski Seizure prophylaxis in patients with brain tumors: a meta-analysis Mayo Clin Proc 79 2004 1489 1494
12. M.J. Glantz, B.F. Cole, and P.A. Forsyth Practice parameter: anticonvulsant prophylaxis in patients with newly diagnosed brain tumors. Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology Neurology 54 2000 1886 1893
13. G.K.B. Halkett, E.A. Lobb, and L. Oldham The information and support needs of patients diagnosed with high grade glioma Patient Educ Counsel 79 2010 112 119
14. W.C. Ziai, P.N. Varelas, and S.L. Zeger Neurologic intensive care resource use after brain tumor surgery: an analysis of indications and alternative strategies Crit Care Med 31 2003 2782 2787
15. F.G. Barker 2nd Craniotomy for the resection of metastatic brain tumors in the U.S., 1988-2000: decreasing mortality and the effect of provider caseload Cancer 100 2004 999 1007
16. R. Sawaya, M. Hammoud, and D. Schoppa Neurosurgical outcomes in a modern series of 400 craniotomies for treatment of parenchymal tumors Neurosurg 42 1998 1044 1055