Medical Treatment of Glioblastoma
Study (reference) Number of patients Treatment arms PFS (months) OS (months) Comments EORTC/NCI [1] 573 RT/TMZ versus RT 6.9 versus 5.0 15 versus 12 RT/TMZ superior to RT alone RTOG…
of Anaplastic Glioma
Fig. 1 A schematic overview on the current molecularly based subgrouping. In addition to the standard treatments, radiotherapy (RT), temozolomide (TMZ), procarbazine, lomustine and vincristine (PCV) or radiochemotherapy, there are trials…
Other Carcinomas
Fig. 19.1 Incidence of invasive head and neck cancer in AYAs (age 15–39), 2000–2011, SEER18, by anatomical site 19.1.1 Incidence Figure 19.2 shows the incidence of head and neck (oropharyngeal;…
Cancer Incidence, Survival, and Mortality Among Adolescents and Young Adults
Age 15–39 Estimated cases a Incidence rate Estimated deaths Death rate All cancers 1,048,821 37.5 390,579 14.0 Males 383,209 26.8 183,116 12.8 Females 665,612 48.7 207,463 15.2 LDRb 807,768 33.8…
Cancer of the Kidney, Bladder, and Prostate
Fig. 17.1 Incidence of renal cell carcinoma by age, sex (left panel), and extent of disease (right panel) at diagnosis, 2000–2011, SEER18. The left panel inset has a log scale…
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Fig. 4.1 Incidence of NHL by age, United States SEER, 2000–2011 Fig. 4.2 Incidence of NHL by age and race/ethnicity; United States SEER, 2000–2011 Table 4.1 Incidence of non-Hodgkin lymphoma…
Cancer of the Ovary, Uterus, and Cervix
Fig. 11.1 Incidence of ovarian cancer, United States SEER 18 regions, 2000–2011, by histologic type Fig. 11.2 Distribution of ovarian cancer, United States SEER 18 regions, 2000–2011, by histologic type…
Central Nervous System Tumors
Fig. 14.1 Right lateral and top views of the dynamic sequence of gray matter maturation over the cortical surface. The side bar shows a color representation in units of gray…
Liver Tumors
Age at diagnosis (years) 15–19 20–24 25–29 US population (in millions), year 2000 census 19.90 18.70 17.63 Average incidence, 1975–2000, per million 2.0 5.6 14.6 Average annual increase, 1975–2000, SEER…
