Glioblastoma: approach to treat elderly patients

Einstein (São Paulo)

Luciola de Barros Pontes¹  Eduardo Weltman¹  Rafael Aliosha Kaliks Guendelmann¹  Theodora Karnakis¹  Reynaldo André Brandt¹  Suzana Maria Fleury Malheiros¹ 

[1] Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein;

关键词: glioblastoma;    idoso;    avaliação geriátrica;    radioterapia;    antineoplásicos alquilantes;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1679-45082012000400021

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Treating elderly cancer patients is a challenge for oncologists, especially considering the several therapeutic modalities in glioblastoma. Extensive tumor resection offers the best chance of local control. Adequate radiotherapy should always be given to elderly patients if they have undergone gross total resection and have maintained a good performance status. Rather than being ruled out, chemotherapy should be considered, and temozolomide is the chosen drug. A comprehensive geriatric assessment is a valuable tool to help guiding treatment decisions in elderly patients with glioblastoma.

【 授权许可】

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