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What Is The Prognosis Of Glioblastoma?
I have last stage of glioblastoma. I have had surgery, radiation and chemo done. Now it is my 7 months of post surgery. I am now take chemo meds 5x28 cycle. Since my last MRI my cancer has not grown until now, but I do get headache and my seizure is controlled with keppra and Topamax. Do you know how long is survival rate for this kind of cancer.
Wed, 28 Mar 2018
Hello,
The survival rate of Glioblastoma depends on various factors like genetic markers, age at presentation, size, and location. Studies have a younger age, and good functional status is better prognostic indicators. Aggressive newer multimodality therapies have enabled few have survived even 10 - 18 years. Wish you be on this better side of the Karnofsky performance scale and enjoy the time you have with a quality life.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Rama Kumari
The survival rate of Glioblastoma depends on various factors like genetic markers, age at presentation, size, and location. Studies have a younger age, and good functional status is better prognostic indicators. Aggressive newer multimodality therapies have enabled few have survived even 10 - 18 years. Wish you be on this better side of the Karnofsky performance scale and enjoy the time you have with a quality life.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Rama Kumari
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