Real-world evaluation of the impact of radiotherapy and chemotherapy in elderly patients with glioblastoma based on age and performance status.

Karine A Al FeghaliSamantha M BuszekHesham ElhalawaniNeil ChevliPamela K AllenCaroline Chung

Published in: Neuro-oncology practice (2020)

In elderly patients with newly diagnosed GBM, those with good KPS fared best with combined ChT and RT across all age groups. Performance status is a key prognostic factor that should be considered for management decisions in these patients.

Keyphrases

prognostic factors
newly diagnosed
end stage renal disease
locally advanced
ejection fraction
early stage
chronic kidney disease
radiation therapy
peritoneal dialysis
squamous cell carcinoma
patient reported outcomes
rectal cancer