Brain Tumor Care in Relation to Patient Age—An Observational Study Between Years 2016 and 2022 in a Nationwide Cohort in Germany

Current Oncology 2026 Open access

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Authors: Frederic Bold, Gerardo Rico Gonzalez, Rüdiger Gerlach, Oliver Heese, Steffen Klaus Rosahl, Michael Hubert Stoffel, Juraj Kukolja, Frederick Palm, Emilia Machado Musri, Ali Allam, Ralf Kuhlen, Julius Dengler
+3 more Sven Hohenstein, Andreas Bollmann, Nora F. Dengler
DOI: 10.3390/curroncol33020104
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Abstract

As societies continue to age, brain tumors increasingly affect older patients. Still, large-scale evidence on whether the relationship between age and brain tumor has been evolving over time is scarce. We examined longitudinal trends among different age groups of patients with brain tumors at 78 German hospitals. Two time periods were compared as follows: phase 1 (1 January 2016–31 December 2019; pre-pandemic) and phase 2 (1 January 2020–31 December 2022; pandemic). Patients were categorized as non-elderly (

Fields of Study & Subjects

Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Frailty in Older Adults Brain Metastases and Treatment

Publication details

Journal / source
Current Oncology
Volume
33
Issue
2
Pages
104–104
Publication date
5 February 2026
Language
EN