Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme Treatment; Surgery Is the Mainstay of Treatment for Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme
There is no standard recurrent glioblastoma multiforme treatment. Surgery, when feasible, is recommended, but no robust data supporting an increase in survival are available. Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is an aggressive and the most common form of brain cancer that involves glial cells. It is a grade 4 glioma brain tumor arising from brain cells called glial cells. A grade of a brain tumor describes how likely the tumor is to grow and spread. Grade 4 is the most aggressive and serious type of tumor. Glioblastoma multiforme is a heterogeneous group of tumors (it behaves differently in different people) and can vary when it comes back or recurs. It has a tendency to recur within 6-8 months in most patients. Although there is no standard recurrent glioblastoma multiforme treatment , patients with this malignancy have many treatment options available to them. Glioblastoma’s charge their way into normal brain tissue diffusely and erratically, which makes them surgical nightmares. ...