Independently validated sex-specific nomograms for predicting survival in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma: NRG Oncology RTOG 0525 and 0825.

Nirav PatilEashwar SomasundaramKristin A WaiteJustin D LathiaMitchell MachtayMark R GilbertJames R ConnorJoshua B RubinMichael E BerensRobin A BuerkiSerah ChoiAndrew E SloanMarta Penas-PradoLynn S AshbyDeborah T BlumenthalMaria Werner-WasikGrant K HunterJohn C FlickingerMerideth M WendlandValerie Panet-RaymondH Ian RobinsStephanie L PughMinesh P MehtaJill S Barnholtz-Sloan

Published in: Journal of neuro-oncology (2021)

A sex specific nomogram that assesses individualized survival probabilities (6-, 12- and 24-months) for patients with GBM could be more useful than estimation of overall survival as there are factors that differ between males and females. A user friendly online application can be found here- https://npatilshinyappcalculator.shinyapps.io/SexDifferencesInGBM/ .

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