Postoperative irradiation of glioblastomas. Results in a randomized series.
A material of 108 patients with glioblastoma is presented. The series was randomized in two groups: cases only operated upon and cases with postoperative irradiation in addition. Patients dead within 2 months after operation were excluded in estimating the real value of the postoperative irradiation. The irradiated cases had a 6-month survival rate of 64 per cent and a one-year survival rate of 19 per cent; the non-irradiated cases a 6-month survival rate of 28 per cent and a one-year survival rate of 0 per cent.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005909:Glioblastoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage