Glioblastoma survival is improving despite increasing incidence rates: a nationwide study between 2000 and 2013 in Finland.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We assessed population-level changes in glioblastoma survival between 2000 and 2013 in Finland, with focus on elderly patients (>70 y) in order to assess if changes in treatment of glioblastoma are reflected also in population-based survival rates.

Methods

We identified all patients (age ≥18 y) from the Finnish Cancer Registry (FCR) with a histopathological diagnosis of primary glioblastoma in 2000-2013. Patients were followed up until December 2015. The accuracy of register-based search of glioblastoma patients was internally validated. We report age-standardized relative survival ratios and relative excess risks (RERs) of death in 2000-2006 (pre-period) and 2007-2013 (post-period).

Results

We identified 2045 glioblastoma patients from the FCR. The accurac

SUBMITTER: Korja M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6380416 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature