Relative effectiveness

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A 2017 meta-analysis compared surgical resection as opposed to biopsy because the initial surgical management option for a person with a low-grade glioma. Results display the evidence is inadequate to make a reliable selection. The relative effectiveness of surgical resection in comparison to biopsy for human beings with malignant glioma (excessive-grade) is unknown.

For excessive-grade gliomas, a 2003 meta-analysis in comparison radiotherapy with radiotherapy and chemotherapy. It confirmed a small but clear improvement from using chemotherapy with radiotherapy. A 2019 meta-evaluation advised that for humans with much less aggressive gliomas, radiotherapy may additionally growth the chance of long time neurocognitive side results. Whilst, evidence is unsure on whether or not there are long time neurocognitive aspect outcomes related to chemoradiotherapy.

Temozolomide is powerful for treating Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) in comparison to radiotherapy by myself. A 2013 meta-evaluation showed that Temozolomide prolongs survival and delays progression, however is associated with an boom in side results such as blood complications, fatigue, and infection. For humans with recurrent GBM, whilst evaluating temozolomide with chemotherapy, there may be an development within the time-to-development and the individual's best of lifestyles, however no development in standard survival, with temozolomide treatment. Evidence shows that for humans with recurrent high-grade gliomas who have no longer had chemotherapy before, there are comparable survival and time-to-development outcomes between remedy with temozolomide or the chemotherapy multidrug referred to as PCV (procarvazine, lomustine and vincristine).