Article ; Online: Guiding Treatment Choices for Elderly Patients with Glioblastoma by a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment.
2020 Volume 22, Issue 9, Page(s) 93
Abstract: Purpose of review: The incidence of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) increases with age; more than half of newly diagnosed patients are older than 65 years. Due to age-dependent decreasing organ functions, comorbidities, functional decline, and increasing ... ...
Abstract | Purpose of review: The incidence of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) increases with age; more than half of newly diagnosed patients are older than 65 years. Due to age-dependent decreasing organ functions, comorbidities, functional decline, and increasing risk of social isolation, not all patients are able to tolerate standard therapy of GBM with 6 weeks of radiochemotherapy. Recent findings: A set of alleviated therapies, e.g., chemotherapy or radiotherapy alone, hypofractionated radiotherapies with different total doses and variable fractionation regimens as well as hypofractionated radiotherapy with concomitant and adjuvant chemotherapy, have been evaluated during the last years. However, clinicians are still unsure which therapy would fit best to a given patient. Recently, the predictive value of comprehensive geriatric assessment regarding tolerance of chemotherapy and prediction of early mortality has been validated for older GBM patients in a retrospective trial. Thus, it appears that neuro-oncology is now ready for the prospective implementation of geriatric assessment to guide treatment planning for elderly GBM patients. |
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MeSH term(s) | Aged ; Bevacizumab/therapeutic use ; Chemoradiotherapy ; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant ; Dose Fractionation, Radiation ; Geriatric Assessment ; Glioblastoma/therapy ; Humans ; Radiation Dose Hypofractionation |
Chemical Substances | Bevacizumab (2S9ZZM9Q9V) |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2020-07-10 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review |
ZDB-ID | 2057359-5 |
ISSN | 1534-6269 ; 1523-3790 |
ISSN (online) | 1534-6269 |
ISSN | 1523-3790 |
DOI | 10.1007/s11912-020-00951-6 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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