Clinical Predictors of Overall Survival in Very Elderly Patients With Glioblastoma: A National Cancer Database Multivariable Analysis.

Julian GendreauYusuf MehkriCathleen KuoSachiv ChakravartiMiguel Angel JimenezMoshe ShalomFoad KazemiDebraj Mukherjee

Published in: Neurosurgery (2024)

Very elderly patients are less likely to receive GTR, RT, or CT when compared with elderly counterparts despite use of these therapies conferring improved OS. Selected very elderly patients may benefit from more aggressive attempts at surgical and adjuvant treatment.

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