Glioblastoma multiforme natural history
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [2]
Prognosis
The median survival time from the time of diagnosis without any treatment is 3 months. Increasing age (> 60 years of age) carries a worse prognostic risk. Death is usually due to cerebral edema or increased intracranial pressure.
With standard treatment (radiotherapy, chemotherapy (such as temozolomide), and surgery), the median survival is approximately 14 months.[1] Less than 10% of these patients survive past 5 years.
A study published in 2007 reported the 2-year survival at 27.3%, 3-year survival 16.7% and 4 year survival 12.9%.[2]
References
- ↑ Stupp R, Mason W, van den Bent M, Weller M, Fisher B, Taphoorn M, Belanger K, Brandes A, Marosi C, Bogdahn U, Curschmann J, Janzer R, Ludwin S, Gorlia T, Allgeier A, Lacombe D, Cairncross J, Eisenhauer E, Mirimanoff R (2005). "Radiotherapy plus concomitant and adjuvant temozolomide for glioblastoma". N Engl J Med. 352 (10): 987–96. PMID 15758009.
- ↑ R. Mirimanoff , W. Mason , M. Van den Bent , R. Kortmann , M. Taphoorn , A. Brandes , S. Villa , G. Cairncrosss , T. Gorlia , R. Stupp International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics- November 2007 1 (Vol. 69, Issue 3, Page S2, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.07.004) [1]