NEURO-ONCOLOGY IN 2013 Improving outcome in newly diagnosed malignant glioma

In 2013, two discoveries-that alkylating agent chemotherapy prolongs survival when added to radiotherapy for patients with anaplastic oligodendroglial tumours with 1p19q codeletion, and that bevacizumab prolongs progression-free survival in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma-have dominated debate in neuro-oncology. These findings could help to define new standards of care in malignant glioma.