Evaluation of Concomitant Temozolomide Treatment in Glioblastoma Multiforme Patients in Two Canadian Tertiary Care Centers

• Author / Creator

  Alnaami, Ibrahim

• The study evaluated the survival of 364 glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) patients who received different modalities of treatment in two Canadian tertiary care centres. Retrospective and prospective databases were utilized to do a retrospective population based cohort study.
  The thesis question was “among treated GBM patients in Edmonton and Halifax; does the survival rate differ with introduction of concomitant temozolomide and radiation therapy (RT) versus non concomitant treatment?”
  Our results indicate that concomitant temozolomide with radiation therapy and surgery was associated with longer survival in comparison to radiation therapy with surgery. We also found that age; surgical resection and shorter time to radiation therapy are important factors for longer survival.

• Subjects / Keywords

  • Glioblastoma multiforme GBM, Radiation Therapy RT

• Graduation date

  Fall 2010

• Type of Item

  Thesis

• Degree

  Master of Science

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/R3S41R

• License

  This thesis is made available by the University of Alberta Libraries with permission of the copyright owner solely for non-commercial purposes. This thesis, or any portion thereof, may not otherwise be copied or reproduced without the written consent of the copyright owner, except to the extent permitted by Canadian copyright law.