Mayo Clinic announces results of innovative glioblastoma cancer treatment
Jan. 16
Mayo Clinic Arizona has announced the results of an innovative treatment approach that may offer improvement in overall survival in older patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma.
Sujay Vora, M.D., a Radiation Oncologist at Mayo Clinic Arizona, joined “Arizona Horizon” to share details of this breakthrough in cancer treatment.
Glioblastoma is the most lethal and common form of primary brain cancer due to its aggressive nature and its treatment-resistant characteristics. Each year, an estimated 14,500 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with the disease.
The study used “proton beam therapy” and advanced imaging techniques in patients over the age of 65 with malignant glioblastoma.
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