The elderly left behind—changes in survival trends of primary central nervous system lymphoma over the past 4 decades

2017253 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Joe Mendez · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Quinn T. Ostrom · Case Western Reserve University

Haley Gittleman · Case Western Reserve University

Carol Kruchko · Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States

Lisa M. DeAngelis · Cornell University

Jill S. Barnholtz‐Sloan · Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States

Christian Grommes

Abstract

The poor outcome seen in the particularly vulnerable elderly patient population highlights the need for clinical trials targeting the elderly in hopes of improving treatment strategies and survival.

Topics & Keywords

CNS Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Moyamoya disease diagnosis and treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Neuro-Oncology

Volume 20, Issue 5, pp. 687-694

DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nox187

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