Glioblastoma therapy in the elderly and the importance of the extent of resection regardless of age: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 357-364

  Oszvald, Ági ^a   Güresir, Erdem ^a   Setzer, Matthias ^a   Vatter, Hartmut ^a   Senft, Christian ^a   Seifert, Volker ^a   Franz, Kea ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Elderly; Glioblastoma; Oncology; Resection; Survival

Indexed keywords

TEMOZOLOMIDE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN SURGERY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SIZE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC DISORDER; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; BRAIN; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREJUDICE; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856793291     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2011.8.JNS102114     Document Type: Article

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