Radiotherapy remains the treatment of first choice for high-risk low-grade glioma
(European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer) In a large, international, randomized trial, initial radiotherapy was compared to temozolomide chemotherapy. A statistically significant difference between the two treatment strategies was not observed for progression-free survival, although radiotherapy was numerically favored. However, molecular tumor characterization may allow the treatment approach to be personalized and one or the other treatment modality to be selected.
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