Postoperative Radiation Therapy of Astrocytoma and Glioblastoma Multiforme.
- Author:
Moon Baik PARK
1
;
Seong Eon HONG
Author Information
1. Department of Therapeutic Radiology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Postoperative radiation therapy;
Astrocytoma;
Glioblastoma multiforme
- MeSH:
Astrocytoma*;
Brain;
Glioblastoma*;
Humans;
Lost to Follow-Up;
Survival Rate
- From:Journal of the Korean Society for Therapeutic Radiology
1989;7(1):23-28
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Forty-four patients with brain astrocytoma and glioblastoma were treated with surgical resection and postoperative radiation from January 1980 through May 1987. Four patients were lost to follow up, and in 40 patients sruvival time was evaluable. Three year actuarial sruvival rate was 66.7% in Grade I and II astrocytoma, 30% in Grade III, and 20.4% in glioblastoma multiforme patients. The prognostic factors affecting survival rate were histologic grade in all cases, age, and total radiation dose in Grade III and glioblastoma.
