Table 2.

Salvage treatment for elderly patients with high-grade astrocytoma

Salvage treatment	Total	65–69 years	70–91 years
Bevacizumab	12 (41.4%)	4	8
ACNU or TMZ	11 (37.9%)	2	9
RT (including STI)	6 (20.7%)	0	6
Resection	3 (10.3%)	1	2

Abbreviations: ACNU, 1-(4-amino-2-methyl-5-pyrimidinyl)-methyl-3-(2-cholroethyl)-3-nitrosourea hydrochloride; TMZ, temozolomide; RT, radiation therapy; STI, stereotactic irradiation