New strategies for managing adult gliomas

J Neurol. 2021 Oct;268(10):3666-3674. doi: 10.1007/s00415-020-09884-3. Epub 2020 Jun 15.

Abstract

Gliomas are hard to treat. Their prognosis has improved little over the past few decades. Fundamental therapeutic challenges such as treatment resistance, malignant progression, and tumour recurrence persist. New strategies are needed to advance the management and treatment of gliomas. Here, we focus on where those new strategies could emerge. We consider how recent advances in our understanding of the biology of adult gliomas are informing new approaches to their treatment.

Keywords: Cancer; Glioblastoma; Malignant progression; Seizure; Treatment resistance; Tumour recurrence.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Brain Neoplasms* / therapy
  • Glioma* / therapy
  • Humans
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
  • Prognosis