Patient and treatment factors associated with survival among adult glioblastoma patients: A USA population-based study from 2000–2010. Issue 10 (October 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pan, I-Wen; Ferguson, Sherise D.; Lam, Sandi
• Is Part Of: Journal of clinical neuroscience. Volume 22:Issue 10(2015:Oct.)
• Page Start: 1575
• Page End: 1581
• Publication Date: 2015-10
• Subjects: Brain -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Neurosciences -- Periodicals; Nervous system -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Brain -- surgery -- Periodicals; Neurosurgical Procedures -- Periodicals; Neurosciences -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 616.8
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2015.03.032
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0967-5868

Abstract

<abstract xml:lang="en" abstract-type="author-highlights" id="ab005"> <title id="st120">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="sp0005"> <list id="l0005"> <list-item id="o0005"> <label></label> <p id="p0165">Our data confirms the survival advantage imparted by marriage in GBM patients.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0010"> <label></label> <p id="p0170">Asians/Hispanics have a significantly lower mortality risk than non-Hispanic whites.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0015"> <label></label> <p id="p0175">Patients in the Northeast have better survival outcomes than in other regions.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0020"> <label></label> <p id="p0180">Patients with supratentorial tumors under 3 cm have better OS than other subgroups.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0025"> <label></label> <p id="p0185">Our data reinforces the positive role of maximal resection in the treatment of GBMs.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>