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Erin Murphy, MD, on Low-Grade Glioma: Neurocognitive Function Following Treatment

2021 ASTRO Annual Meeting

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Erin Murphy, MD, of Cleveland Clinic, discusses new data that show no apparent difference in cognitive performance up to 2 years post-treatment among adults with low-grade glioma who were treated with concurrent radiotherapy and temozolomide (Abstract 3258).



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