Adjuvant therapy for brain tumors in LMICs: A systematic review of barriers and possible solutions

• Published in: Clinical neurology and neurosurgery Vol. 244; p. 108460
• Main Authors: Shakir, Muhammad, Irshad, Hammad Atif, Khowaja, Aly Hamza, Tahir, Izza, Shariq, Syeda Fatima, Rae, Ali I., Hamzah, Radzi, Gupta, Saksham, Park, Kee B., Enam, Syed Ather
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.09.2024; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Adjuvant therapy; Adjuvants; Anesthesia; Brain cancer; Brain tumors; Chemotherapy; developing country; Information management; Infrastructure; Insurance policies; Mortality; Nervous system; Oncology; Patients; Radiation therapy; radiotherapy; Surgery; Systematic review; Tumors; Workforce; LMIC; radiotherapy; developing country; NSOAP; chemotherapy

Adjuvant therapy is an important tool in the arsenal of brain tumor management and can improve patients' outcomes significantly but low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) often face challenges in provision. Therefore, our study aims to highlight barriers and strategies to adjuvant therapy of...