{"title":"Association of tumor treating fields (TTFields) therapy with overall survival in newly diagnosed glioblastoma.","authors":"Siddharth Shah, Aiswarya Nag, Brandon Lucke-Wold","doi":"10.1007/s12094-025-03849-6","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Glioblastoma (GBM) is a rare and aggressive primary central nervous system tumor with high morbidity and mortality. Standard treatments include surgery, radiotherapy (RT), and temozolomide (TMZ) chemotherapy, but these options are often insufficient and cause severe side effects. Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) have emerged as a fourth treatment, offering improved survival, better prognosis, and minimal side effects, significantly enhancing the quality of life for GBM patients. For newly diagnosed cases, TTFields combined with TMZ is the recommended standard of care for eligible patients. Current GBM therapy focuses on extending survival while reducing harm. Ongoing research seeks to explore TTFields in innovative radiological-based therapeutic paradigms.</p>","PeriodicalId":50685,"journal":{"name":"Clinical & Translational Oncology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8000,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Clinical & Translational Oncology","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12094-025-03849-6","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"ONCOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Glioblastoma (GBM) is a rare and aggressive primary central nervous system tumor with high morbidity and mortality. Standard treatments include surgery, radiotherapy (RT), and temozolomide (TMZ) chemotherapy, but these options are often insufficient and cause severe side effects. Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) have emerged as a fourth treatment, offering improved survival, better prognosis, and minimal side effects, significantly enhancing the quality of life for GBM patients. For newly diagnosed cases, TTFields combined with TMZ is the recommended standard of care for eligible patients. Current GBM therapy focuses on extending survival while reducing harm. Ongoing research seeks to explore TTFields in innovative radiological-based therapeutic paradigms.
期刊介绍:
Clinical and Translational Oncology is an international journal devoted to fostering interaction between experimental and clinical oncology. It covers all aspects of research on cancer, from the more basic discoveries dealing with both cell and molecular biology of tumour cells, to the most advanced clinical assays of conventional and new drugs. In addition, the journal has a strong commitment to facilitating the transfer of knowledge from the basic laboratory to the clinical practice, with the publication of educational series devoted to closing the gap between molecular and clinical oncologists. Molecular biology of tumours, identification of new targets for cancer therapy, and new technologies for research and treatment of cancer are the major themes covered by the educational series. Full research articles on a broad spectrum of subjects, including the molecular and cellular bases of disease, aetiology, pathophysiology, pathology, epidemiology, clinical features, and the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of cancer, will be considered for publication.