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Elderly patients with glioblastoma live longer with chemoradiation using temozolomide

2016 ASCO Annual Meeting

Published: 5 Jun 2016

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Prof James Perry - University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

Prof Perry presents at ASCO 2016, a Canadian-led randomised phase III trial found that adding temozolomide chemotherapy during short-course radiation therapy, followed by monthly maintenance doses of temozolomide, significantly improved survival of elderly patients with glioblastoma, reducing the risk of death by 33%.

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