Abstract Background. The Macdonald criteria and the Response Assessment in Neuro-
Oncology (RANO) criteria define radiologic parameters to classify therapeutic outcome …

Glioblastoma multiforme is the most common primary malignant tumor of the central nervous
system. Despite new insights into glioblastoma pathophysiology, the prognosis for patients …

Object As the population ages, the incidence of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) among older
patients (age> 65 years) will increase. Older patients, unlike their younger counterparts, are …

Background We assessed population-level changes in glioblastoma survival between 2000
and 2013 in Finland, with focus on elderly patients (> 70 y) in order to assess if changes in …

OBJECT The prognosis of elderly patients with glioblastoma (GBM) is universally poor.
Currently, few studies have examined postoperative outcomes and the effects of various …

Median age at diagnosis in patients with glioblastoma (GB) is slowly increasing with an
aging population in Western countries, and was 64years in 2006. The number of patients …

Background The peak incidence of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) occurs in those aged 65
years and older. However, studies on this patient group remain limited. The goal of this study …

Background Frailty is an emerging means of assessing overall health status and guiding
management for geriatric patients. Frailty is associated with outcomes for many surgical …

According to recent developments the best treatment options for glioblastoma (GBM) consist
in maximum safe resection and additional adjuvant treatment with radiotherapy (RT) and …

Pilocytic astrocytoma is a WHO grade 1 brain tumor common in children. Relatively little is
known about the behavior of pilocytic astrocytomas in adult patients, largely due to the rarity …