Improved survival for elderly married glioblastoma patients : Better treatment delivery, less toxicity, and fewer disease complications.

Florian PutzTobias PutzNicole GoerigStefan KnippenThomas GrycIlker EyüpogluKarl RösslerSabine SemrauSebastian LettmaierRainer Fietkau

Published in: Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] (2016)

We found poorer treatment delivery as well as an unexpected severe increase in toxicity and disease complications in elderly unmarried glioblastoma patients. Marital status may be an important predictive factor for clinical decision-making and should be addressed in further studies.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
decision making
prognostic factors
middle aged
early onset