Malignant gliomas: old and new systemic treatment approaches
Malignant (high-grade) gliomas are rapidly progressive brain tumours with very high morbidity and mortality. Until recently, treatment options for patients with malignant gliomas were limited and mainly the same for all subtypes of malignant gliomas. The treatment included surgery and radiotherapy....
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| description | Malignant (high-grade) gliomas are rapidly progressive brain tumours with very high morbidity and mortality. Until recently, treatment options for patients with malignant gliomas were limited and mainly the same for all subtypes of malignant gliomas. The treatment included surgery and radiotherapy. Chemotherapy used as an adjuvant treatment or at recurrence had a marginal role. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8bd9a503e23f4a94970f51cbdc619a652022-12-21T18:36:49ZengSciendoRadiology and Oncology1581-32072016-06-0150212913810.1515/raon-2015-0003raon-2015-0003Malignant gliomas: old and new systemic treatment approachesMesti Tanja0Ocvirk JanjaDepartment of Medical Oncology, Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, Ljubljana, SloveniaMalignant (high-grade) gliomas are rapidly progressive brain tumours with very high morbidity and mortality. Until recently, treatment options for patients with malignant gliomas were limited and mainly the same for all subtypes of malignant gliomas. The treatment included surgery and radiotherapy. Chemotherapy used as an adjuvant treatment or at recurrence had a marginal role.https://doi.org/10.1515/raon-2015-0003malignant gliomassystemic treatmentmultidisciplinarysurvivalquality of life |
| spellingShingle | Mesti Tanja Ocvirk Janja Malignant gliomas: old and new systemic treatment approaches Radiology and Oncology malignant gliomas systemic treatment multidisciplinary survival quality of life |
| title | Malignant gliomas: old and new systemic treatment approaches |
| title_full | Malignant gliomas: old and new systemic treatment approaches |
| title_fullStr | Malignant gliomas: old and new systemic treatment approaches |
| title_full_unstemmed | Malignant gliomas: old and new systemic treatment approaches |
| title_short | Malignant gliomas: old and new systemic treatment approaches |
| title_sort | malignant gliomas old and new systemic treatment approaches |
| topic | malignant gliomas systemic treatment multidisciplinary survival quality of life |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1515/raon-2015-0003 |
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