Recurrent adult brain tumor is a tumor that has recurred (come back) after it has been treated. Adult brain tumors often recur, sometimes many years after the first tumor. The tumor may come back in the brain or in other parts of the body.

Treatment Options for Recurrent Brain Tumours

Treatment of recurrent adult brain tumors may include the following:

1.     Surgery with or without chemotherapy.

2.     Radiation therapy, if not used during previous treatment, with or without chemotherapy.

3.     Internal radiation therapy.

4.     Chemotherapy.

5.     A clinical trial of new anticancer drugs.

6.     A clinical trial of chemotherapy placed into the brain during surgery.

7.     A clinical trial of biologic therapy.