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ReviewCancers2025

Glioblastoma: Clinical Presentation, Multidisciplinary Management, and Long-Term Outcomes.

David Sipos, Bence L Raposa, Omar Freihat, Mihály Simon, Nejc Mekis, Patrizia Cornacchione, Árpád Kovács

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Review in Cancers, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 113 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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113citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

113 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  2. Diagnostic Accuracy of Artificial Intelligence for Predicting MGMT Promoter Methylation in Glioblastoma Using MR Imaging: A Systematic Review.Magnetic resonance in medical sciences : MRMS : an official journal of Japan Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine · 2026
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53 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

David SiposDepartment of Medical Imaging, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pécs, 7621 Pécs, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0001-9615-1740
Bence L RaposaInstitute of Pedagogy of Health and Nursing Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pécs, Vörösmarty Str. 4, 7621 Pécs, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0001-9551-8440
Omar FreihatDepartment of Public Health, College of Health Science, Abu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 59911, United Arab Emirates.
Mihály SimonDepartment of Oncoradiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary.
Nejc MekisMedical Imaging and Radiotherapy Department, University of Ljubljana, Zdravstvena Pot 5, 100 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Patrizia CornacchioneDipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini e Radioterapia Oncologica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5573-6352
Árpád KovácsDepartment of Medical Imaging, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pécs, 7621 Pécs, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0002-8469-5764

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glioblastoma, the most common and aggressive primary brain tumor in adults, presents a formidable challenge due to its rapid progression, treatment resistance, and poor survival outcomes. Standard care typically involves maximal safe surgical resection, followed by fractionated external beam radiation therapy and concurrent temozolomide chemotherapy. Despite these interventions, median survival remains approximately 12-15 months, with a five-year survival rate below 10%. Prognosis is influenced by factors such as patient age, molecular characteristics, and the extent of resection. Patients with IDH-mutant tumors or methylated MGMT promoters generally have improved survival, while recurrent glioblastoma is associated with a median survival of only six months, as therapies in these cases are often palliative. Innovative treatments, including TTFields, add incremental survival benefits, extending median survival to around 20.9 months for eligible patients. Symptom management-addressing seizures, headaches, and neurological deficits-alongside psychological support for patients and caregivers is essential to enhance quality of life. Emerging targeted therapies and immunotherapies, though still limited in efficacy, show promise as part of an evolving treatment landscape. Continued research and clinical trials remain crucial to developing more effective treatments. This multidisciplinary approach, incorporating diagnostics, personalized therapy, and supportive care, aims to improve outcomes and provides a hopeful foundation for advancing glioblastoma management.

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PMID39796773
PMCPMC11719842

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