Second surgery for recurrent glioblastoma: A concise overview of the current literature

Highlights • Preoperative performance status and age still remain the most important predictors to a longer survival. • The median overall survival from diagnosis of glioblastoma resulted 18.5 months. • Extent of resection at reoperation improves overall survival, even in patients with subtotal rese...

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Published in:Clinical neurology and neurosurgery 2016-03, Vol.142, p.60-64
Main Authors: Montemurro, Nicola, Perrini, Paolo, Blanco, Magdalena Olivares, Vannozzi, Riccardo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Brain Neoplasms - surgery
Chemotherapy
Disease-Free Survival
Glioblastoma
Glioblastoma - surgery
Humans
Medical prognosis
Multivariate analysis
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - surgery
Neurology
Neurosurgery
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Ovarian cancer
Overall survival
Patients
Progression-free survival
Quality of Life
Radiation therapy
Recurrent glioblastoma
Reoperation
Surgery
Survival analysis
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Summary:Highlights • Preoperative performance status and age still remain the most important predictors to a longer survival. • The median overall survival from diagnosis of glioblastoma resulted 18.5 months. • Extent of resection at reoperation improves overall survival, even in patients with subtotal resection at initial operation.
ISSN:0303-8467
1872-6968
DOI:10.1016/j.clineuro.2016.01.010