Glioblastoma in the Elderly: The Impact of Advanced Age on Treatment and Survival

Abstract

Elderly patients with glioblastoma may benefit from combined treatments, including surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy. Although younger patients do survive longer than older ones, the difference of survival is less significant if several criteria of selection to surgery, such as good Karnofsky performance status (KPS), largely resectable tumor, and no significant comorbidity, are respected.