How long does it take to eradicate glioma

When it comes to tumors, we are all afraid in our hearts. We are especially afraid that we will get a tumor, especially a malignant tumor like glioma. Once we get the disease, we will suffer a lot. Therefore, patients want to eradicate glioma. So, how long does it take to eradicate glioma? Let's take a look at the treatment methods for glioma.

1. Surgery: Gliomas are characterized by infiltrative growth with no obvious boundary with normal brain tissue. Most of them are not limited to one lobe of the brain and penetrate deep into the brain tissue like fingers. In theory, it is impossible to completely remove them by surgery. Some tumors growing in important parts such as the brainstem cannot be operated on at all. Therefore, the purpose of surgical treatment can only be limited to the following five aspects: (1) Clarify the pathological diagnosis. (2) Reduce the tumor volume and reduce the number of tumor cells. (3) Improve symptoms and relieve symptoms of high intracranial pressure. (4) Prolong life and create opportunities for other comprehensive treatments. (5) Obtain tumor cell dynamics data to provide a basis for finding effective treatments.

2. Radiotherapy: Suitable for patients with grade 2 glioma who are over 45 years old and have clear residual tumors after surgery; or patients with grade 3 or 4 gliomas. For patients with grade 2 glioma who are under 45 years old, even if they have not undergone complete resection, they can still take a wait-and-see attitude.

3. Chemotherapy: It is suitable for patients with recurrent secondary gliomas and postoperative treatment of patients with grade 3 and grade 4 gliomas. Chemotherapy is often used for highly malignant brain gliomas. For metastatic brain tumors, the sensitivity of treatment depends on the sensitivity of its primary lesions outside the central nervous system to chemotherapy. Chemotherapy regimens that are effective for primary lesions outside the central nervous system are also sensitive to brain metastases. There are two problems with chemotherapy drugs: the blood-brain barrier and the sensitivity of tumors to drugs.

It is very difficult to completely cure brain glioma. Since the treatment of the brain is very difficult, brain glioma is a more serious disease, more difficult to treat, and it is easy to relapse, so everyone should treat it seriously to avoid recurrence.