Newly Diagnosed High-Grade Glioma Surgery with Carmustine Wafers Implantation. A Long-Term Nationwide Retrospective Study

authors

  • Champeaux-Depond Charles
  • Jecko Vincent
  • Weller Joconde
  • Constantinou Panayotis
  • Tuppin Philippe
  • Métellus Philippe

keywords

  • Carmustine wafer
  • Glioblastoma
  • High-grade glioma
  • Outcome
  • Prognostic factors
  • Survival

document type

ART

abstract

Widespread use of carmustine wafers (CWs) to treat high-grade gliomas (HGG) has been limited by uncertainties about their efficacy. We sought to assess the outcome of patients after newly diagnosed HGG surgery with CW implantation and search for associated factors.

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