We consider the type, size, and location of the glioma, as well as your health and preferences, to develop the best treatment plan for you.
Mayo Clinic neurosurgeons pioneered surgical techniques for gliomas, including computer-assisted brain surgery, intraoperative MRI, awake brain surgery and lasers. With expertise in surgery and other treatments such as laser interstitial therapy (LITT), a minimally invasive surgical option, we provide the widest range of treatment options available.
Treatment options include surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy, as well as:
- Tumor treating fields therapy, which uses electrical energy to make it hard for glioma cells to grow. It’s used to treat an aggressive type of glioma called glioblastoma.
- Targeted therapy treatments, which can block specific chemicals present within cancer cells, causing the cells to die. Your glioma cells may be tested to see if targeted therapy might help you.
Additional treatments may include:
- Medicine to control seizures.
- Steroid medicines to reduce brain swelling.
- Medicine to improves alertness if you have severe fatigue.
- Medicine to help with thinking and memory problems.
- Physical therapy.
Clinical trials may be available to you, as well.
