Management of Glioblastoma Multiforme in Elderly Patients: A Review of the Literature

Publication date: September 2017
Source:World Neurosurgery, Volume 105
Author(s): Sameer H. Halani, Ranjith Babu, D. Cory Adamson
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common primary malignant brain tumor in adults, occurs most commonly in individuals older than 65 years of age, and is universally fatal. Increasing age compounds the poor prognosis of GBM, as elderly patients have markedly worse outcomes than younger patients. However, many of the studies previously investigating optimal treatment regimens exclude patients older than the age of 65 years and thus may not represent the best approaches to ensuring prolonged survival with preserved quality of life. This review aims to highlight the current literature on surgical and medical management, including our own experience, for GBM in the elderly patients, and to provide rational treatment approaches for a vulnerable, often-overlooked, patient population.



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