The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Lockdown on the Outcome of Glioblastoma.
Daniele ArmocidaLuca D'AngeloRaffaella De PietroGiuseppina ChiarelloTingting JiangFrancesca RizzoDiego GarbossaAlessandro FratiFrancesco MaramponAntonio SantoroPublished in: Journal of neurological surgery. Part A, Central European neurosurgery (2024)
Patients treated surgically for GB during the pandemic period had a more pronounced and earlier reduction in performance status than patients treated during the same period the year before. This appears to be primarily due to lower levels of care in the rehabilitation centers and more frequent discontinuation of adjuvant care.