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SUBMITTER: van Linde ME
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5658463 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of neuro-oncology 20170720 1
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) universally recurs with dismal prognosis. We evaluated the efficacy of standard treatment strategies for patients with recurrent GBM (rGBM). From two centers in the Netherlands, 299 patients with rGBM after first-line treatment, diagnosed between 2005 and 2014, were retrospectively evaluated. Four different treatment strategies were defined: systemic treatment (SYST), re-irradiation (RT), re-resection followed by adjuvant treatment (SURG) and best supportive care (B ...[more]