What is the best time to treat glioma

The incidence of glioma is getting higher and higher, which causes great harm to patients and even threatens their lives. What is the best time to treat glioma? Once discovered, it must be treated immediately. What are the treatments for glioma?

1. Radiation therapy

The sensitivity of various types of gliomas to radiotherapy varies. It is generally believed that poorly differentiated tumors are more sensitive than well-differentiated ones. Medulloblastoma is the most sensitive to radiotherapy, followed by ependymoblastoma. Glioblastoma multiforme is only moderately sensitive, and astrocytoma, oligodendroglioma, pinealoma, etc. are even worse. For medulloblastoma and ependymoma, because they are easy to spread with cerebrospinal fluid, full spinal canal irradiation should be included.

2. Chemotherapy

Highly lipid-soluble chemotherapy drugs that can pass through the blood-brain barrier are suitable for brain gliomas. The drugs selected should still be mainly lipid-soluble.

3. Immunotherapy:

Immunotherapy is still in the trial stage, and its efficacy is uncertain and needs further research.

4. Drug treatment:

For malignant glioma, hormone therapy can be given first, with dexamethasone being the most effective. In addition to reducing brain edema, it also has the effect of inhibiting the growth of tumor cells. It can alleviate symptoms, and then surgical treatment can be performed.