The impact of traveling distance and hospital volume on post-surgical outcomes for patients with glioblastoma.

Christian Lopez RamosMichael G BrandelJeffrey A SteinbergArvin R WaliRobert C RennertDavid R Santiago-DieppaReith R SarkarJ Scott PannellJames D MurphyAlexander A Khalessi

Published in: Journal of neuro-oncology (2018)

Glioblastoma patients who travel farther to high-volume centers have superior post-operative outcomes compared to patients who receive treatment locally at low-volume centers. Strategies that facilitate patient travel to high-volume hospitals may improve outcomes.

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