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Prognosis of Glioblastoma multiforme
by MotherShipK, Oct 24, 2008 09:01PM
My husband is 56, just had a crainiotomy for a brain tumor in the front right lobe. They could only get part of the tumor out. The prelim biopsy say it was Glioblastoma multiforme, now they think its a Oligodendroglioma.
He just had an AAA endo done three months ago. He is recovered good from that. I was told if he has the Glioblastoma his prognosis is one to two years. What about the Oligodendroglioma?
Is anyone familiar? They are going to give him radiation and chemotherapy. Any information would be appreciated.
He just had an AAA endo done three months ago. He is recovered good from that. I was told if he has the Glioblastoma his prognosis is one to two years. What about the Oligodendroglioma?
Is anyone familiar? They are going to give him radiation and chemotherapy. Any information would be appreciated.
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Thanks for writing back again.
Median survival times for grade 2 oligodendroglioma are 11.6 years and fro Grade 3 it is 3.6 years. These figures however can be misleading as the exact prognosis can be decided only by the type of treatment and the genetic nature of these tumors. Overall patients less than 20 years have a very favorable prognosis while in elderly patients 20 year survival rate is 34%.
Hope this helps!