Treatment options and outcomes for glioblastoma in the elderly patient

Clinical Interventions in Aging

Volumn 9, Issue , 2014, Pages 357-367

  Arvold, Nils D ^a   Reardon, David A ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Glioblastoma; Hypofractionated; MGMT; Radiotherapy; Temozolomide

Indexed keywords

METHYLATED DNA PROTEIN CYSTEINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; TEMOZOLOMIDE;

ARTICLE; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; DNA METHYLATION; DRUG RESPONSE; ELDERLY CARE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MANAGED CARE; MGMT GENE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PROMOTER REGION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION RESPONSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ELDERLY; GLIOBLASTOMA; HYPOFRACTIONATED; MGMT; RADIOTHERAPY; TEMOZOLOMIDE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, ALKYLATING; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; DACARBAZINE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84896886566     PISSN: 11769092     EISSN: 11781998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/CIA.S44259     Document Type: Article

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