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ArticleCurrent molecular medicine2016

Diagnosis and New Treatment Modalities for Glioblastoma: Do They Improve Patient Survival?

R Alcedo-Guardia, E Labat, D Blas-Boria, P E Vivas-Mejia

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Article in Current molecular medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

R Alcedo-Guardia
E Labat
D Blas-Boria
P E Vivas-MejiaComprehensive Cancer Center, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR 00936. pablo.vivas@upr.edu.
University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus · PR

Funding

SUPPLEMENT FOR RENOVATION OF ANIMAL FACILITIES AT INSTITUTE OF NEUROBIOLOGYG12RR003051 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO MED SCIENCES · PI CONDE, JOSE G · 1986 to 2011
$28.1M
TECHNOLOGIES AND RESOURCES FOR CORE LABORATORIESU54MD007587 · NIMHD · UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO MED SCIENCES · PI BENABE, JULIO E, LUCIANO, CARLOS A. · 2012 to 2018
$23.2M
TRCLU54RR026139 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO MED SCIENCES · PI ZORRILLA, CARMEN D · 2010 to 2011
$8.4M
NCRR NIH HHS G12 RR003051NCRR NIH HHS U54 RR026139NIMHD NIH HHS U54 MD007587
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Central nervous system (CNS) malignances include tumors of the brain and spinal cord. Taking into account the cell type where they originate from, there are almost 120 different types of CNS tumors. Benign tumors are not aggressive and normally do not invade other organs; however, they require surgical removal before they alter the surrounding brain functions. Primary malignant brain tumors commonly include astrocytomas, oligodendrogliomas, and ependimomas, where astrocytomas represent around 76%. The World Health Organization (WHO) has defined four histological grades of astrocytomas that range from the less aggressive tumors (grade I) to highly malignant tumors (grade IV). These grade IV tumors, also called glioblastoma (GBM), are the most aggressive of the primary malignant brain tumors. Patients with GBM have a median survival of 12 to 15 months. Current treatment for GBM includes surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Although there have been some advances in diagnosis and treatment, there is still no optimal treatment available for GBMs. In this review, we will discuss the approaches for GBM diagnosis and treatment, with a special emphasis to post-treatment imaging, and whether novel targeted therapies have impacted the survival of GBM patients. In addition, we will discuss clinical trials and the future of GBM diagnosis and treatment.

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PMID26585986
PMCPMC10041888
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