Reoperation in adult patients with recurrent glioblastoma: A matched cohort analysis.
Kaiyun YangYosef EllenbogenAmanda MartyniukMichel SourourRadwan TakroniMohamed SomjiEmily GardinerKatrina HuiDevang OdedraRamiro LarrazabalAlmunder AlgirdEdward KachurKesava ReddyNaresh MurtyForough FarrokhyarSheila K SinghPublished in: Neuro-oncology advances (2022)
When compared with matched patients who underwent a single surgical resection, patients undergoing repeat surgical resection did not show significant increase in OS and may have incurred more neurological complications related to the repeat resection. Further studies are required to assess which patients would benefit from repeat surgical resection and optimize timing of the repeat resection in selected patients.