July 30, 2008New England Journal of Medicine
Malignant Gliomas in Adults
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Clinical review summarizes diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for malignant gliomas in adults, highlighting the clinical impact of molecular pathogenesis.
Key Points
- To summarize current principles in the diagnosis and clinical management of malignant gliomas in adults, highlighting recent advances in molecular pathogenesis and therapeutic strategies.
- Narrative review evaluating established clinical literature and recent scientific advancements in adult malignant glioma diagnosis, classification, and therapy.
- Malignant gliomas constitute the most frequent primary brain tumors in adults and are linked to disproportionate cancer-related morbidity and mortality.
- Recent elucidations of glioma molecular pathogenesis have advanced diagnostic accuracy and supported the development of improved therapeutic approaches.
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Wen et al. (2008) studied this question.