Journal article

Reoperation for Recurrent Glioblastoma and Its Association with Survival Benefit

PA Tully, AJ Gogos, C Love, D Liew, KJ Drummond, AP Morokoff

Neurosurgery | OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC | Published : 2016

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Glioblastoma is the most common and aggressive primary brain tumor. Despite current treatment, recurrence is inevitable. There are no clear guidelines for treatment of recurrent glioblastoma. OBJECTIVE: To investigate factors at initial surgery predictive of reoperation, and the prognostic variables associated with survival, including reoperation for recurrence. METHODS: A retrospective cohort study was performed, including adult patients diagnosed with glioblastoma between January 2010 and December 2013. Student t test and Fisher exact test compared continuous and categorical variables between reoperation and nonreoperation groups. Univariable and Cox regression multivariable an..

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