Early vs. delayed radiotherapy in a small cohort of patients with supratentorial low grade glioma

J Neurooncol. 1997 Aug;34(1):23-9. doi: 10.1023/a:1005703102687.

Abstract

In a cohort of 25 patients with supratentorial low grade glioma, the timing of radiotherapy made no significance difference for 10 year survival. Patients who received early radiotherapy had a 55% 10 year survival and those receiving delayed radiotherapy had a 53% 10 year survival. Radiotherapy was delayed a median of 4.8 years in those receiving delayed radiotherapy.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Brain Neoplasms / mortality
  • Brain Neoplasms / pathology
  • Brain Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
  • Brain Neoplasms / surgery
  • Cohort Studies
  • Disease-Free Survival
  • Female
  • Glioma / mortality
  • Glioma / pathology
  • Glioma / radiotherapy*
  • Glioma / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Survival Rate
  • Time Factors