MGMT and neoplasm: In summary, this series of patients achieving a long-term survival after the diagnosis of GBM illustrates the validity of the prognostic factors developed in the nomogram by Gorlia et al.15 on the patients of EORTC and NCIC trials as well as of other series with long-term surviving patients with GBM: young age, extensive tumour resection, favourable performance status and treatment according to the standard of care, as well as a high percentage of glioblastomas with MGMT promoter methylation.