The Prognostic Effect of Dexamethasone on Patients With Glioblastoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

• Main Authors: Lingling Zhou (Author), Yang Shen (Author), Tingting Huang (Author), Yangyang Sun (Author), Raphael N. Alolga (Author), Gang Zhang (Author), Yuqiu Ge (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Dexamethasone (DEX) is widely adopted to reduce tumor-associated edema in glioblastoma (GBM) patients despite its side effects. However, the benefits of using DEX in GBM patients remains elusive.Methods: In this study, we performed a comprehensive meta-analysis to address this concern. W...