The 70-year-old newly diagnosed glioblastoma patients are older than the 65-year-old? Outcome evaluation of the two categories in a matched case control study with propensity score balancing

Background The standard of care for elderly, newly-diagnosed glioblastoma patients consists, if feasible, of surgical resection followed by a short course of radiation therapy (RT) with concomitant and adjuvant temozolomide chemotherapy (TMZCHT). To date, the literature lacks of consistence in the definition of elderly, if older than 65 years, or 70 years. Aim of this study was to explore whether differences exist between these two cohorts,...