The standard initial treatment is to remove as much of the tumor as possible without worsening neurologic deficits. Radiation therapy has been shown to prolong survival and is a standard component of treatment. There is no proven benefit to adjuvant chemotherapy or supplementing other treatments for this kind of tumor. Although temozolomide is effective for treating recurrent<unk> , its role as an adjuvant to radiation therapy has not been fully tested. Quality of life after treatment depends heavily on the area of the brain that housed the tumor. In many cases, patients with<unk>  may experience various types of paralysis, speech impediments, difficulties planning and skewed sensory perception. Most cases of paralysis and speech difficulties can be rehabilitated with speech, occupational, physical, and vision therapy.
Anaplastic astrocytoma
Fibrillary astrocytoma
Neurothekeoma
Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma
Giant-cell glioblastoma
Hemangioblastoma
Glioblastoma
Pilocytic astrocytoma