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Open AccessOutcome of glioblastoma patients after intensive care unit admission with invasive mechanical ventilation: a multicenter analysis
Patients with glioblastoma are exposed to severe symptoms and organs failures (e.g., coma or acute respiratory failure), that may require intensive care unit (ICU) admission and invasive mechanical ventilation...
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Open AccessCritical evaluation of molecular tumour board outcomes following 2 years of clinical practice in a Comprehensive Cancer Centre
Recently, molecular tumour boards (MTBs) have been integrated into the clinical routine. Since their benefit remains debated, we assessed MTB outcomes in the Comprehensive Cancer Center Ostbayern (CCCO) from 2...
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Open AccessImplementation, relevance, and virtual adaptation of neuro-oncological tumor boards during the COVID-19 pandemic: a nationwide provider survey
Neuro-oncology tumor boards (NTBs) hold an established function in cancer care as multidisciplinary tumor boards. However, NTBs predominantly exist at academic and/or specialized centers. In addition to increa...
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Open AccessSingle-institution cross-sectional study to evaluate need for information and need for referral to psychooncology care in association with depression in brain tumor patients and their family caregivers
The prognosis of patients with brain tumors is widely varying. Psychooncologic need and depression are high among these patients and their family caregivers. However, the need for counselling and need for refe...
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Open AccessA comprehensive DNA panel next generation sequencing approach supporting diagnostics and therapy prediction in neurooncology
Recent updates in the classification of central nervous system (CNS) tumors have increased the need for molecular testing. Assessment of multiple alterations in parallel, complex combinations of gene sequence ...
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Open AccessNeurocognitive functioning and health-related quality of life in adult medulloblastoma patients: long-term outcomes of the NOA-07 study
Combined radiochemotherapy followed by maintenance chemotherapy with cisplatin, lomustine and vincristine within the NOA-07 study resulted in considerable short-term toxicity in adult medulloblastoma patients....
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Adverse event grading following CTCAE v3.0 underestimates hypertensive side effects in patients with glioma treated with Bevacizumab
Anti-VEGF therapy with Bevacizumab (BEV) is widely used in cases of relapsed high-grade glioma (HGG). Arterial hypertension is a known side effect of anti-VEGF therapy. 42 Patients with relapsed HGG were treat...
