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Current Understanding and Treatment of Gliomas [electronic resource] / edited by Jeffrey Raizer, Andrew Parsa.

Contributor(s): Series: Cancer Treatment and Research ; 163Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015Description: VI, 184 p. 9 illus., 8 illus. in color. online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9783319120485
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 616.994 23
LOC classification:
  • RC254-282
Online resources:
Contents:
Epidemiology of gliomas -- Glioma Biology and molecular markers -- Surgery for gliomas -- Radiation for gliomas -- Current treatment of low grade gliomas -- Current treatment of AG -- Current treatment of GBM -- Novel Chemotherapy approaches in gliomas -- Vaccine and Immunotherapy approaches -- Malignant gliomas in elderly -- Palliative care for glioma patients.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: This book reviews the significant advances in our understanding of glioma biology that have been achieved during the past decade and describes in detail the resultant new approaches to treatment. Improvements in surgical techniques, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy are comprehensively covered, with discussion of their impact in decreasing patient morbidity and increasing survival. In addition, individual chapters are devoted specifically to current treatment for low-grade gliomas, anaplastic gliomas, and glioblastoma multiforme. Other topics addressed include treatment of the elderly patient,  investigating emerging therapies from small molecules to immunotherapy and palliative care. This timely book will be a valuable source of up-to-date information for practitioners and will also be of interest to researchers.
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Epidemiology of gliomas -- Glioma Biology and molecular markers -- Surgery for gliomas -- Radiation for gliomas -- Current treatment of low grade gliomas -- Current treatment of AG -- Current treatment of GBM -- Novel Chemotherapy approaches in gliomas -- Vaccine and Immunotherapy approaches -- Malignant gliomas in elderly -- Palliative care for glioma patients.

This book reviews the significant advances in our understanding of glioma biology that have been achieved during the past decade and describes in detail the resultant new approaches to treatment. Improvements in surgical techniques, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy are comprehensively covered, with discussion of their impact in decreasing patient morbidity and increasing survival. In addition, individual chapters are devoted specifically to current treatment for low-grade gliomas, anaplastic gliomas, and glioblastoma multiforme. Other topics addressed include treatment of the elderly patient,  investigating emerging therapies from small molecules to immunotherapy and palliative care. This timely book will be a valuable source of up-to-date information for practitioners and will also be of interest to researchers.

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