Lived experience in patients with recurrent glioblastoma in Japan: A narrative study

• Main Authors: Ai Chikada (Author), Asako Takekuma Katsumata (Author), Mariko Asase (Author), Sayaka Takenouchi (Author), Yoshiki Arakawa (Author), Kazuko Nin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Glioblastoma (GBM) is well known to have one of the poorest prognoses among all cancers. Patients with GBM in progression-free survival (PFS) may be relatively stable and can often maintain their quality of life. Thus, PFS is a desirable goal. In Japan, the median PFS is 11 months. It is difficult t...