Glioblastoma and Brain Tumor Treatment in Shanghai: 2026 International Patient Guide

Huashan Hospital — China's Top Neurosurgery

Huashan Hospital (华山医院, Fudan) has China's highest-ranked neurosurgery department, led by Prof. Mao Ying (毛颖) and Prof. Zhou Liangfu (周良辅, academician). It handles the full spectrum from glioma to skull base tumors and vascular malformations.

Top Centers

Huashan Hospital — Neurosurgery #1 in China; awake craniotomy, neuro-navigation, intraoperative MRI.

FUSCC — Neuro-oncology radiation (Gamma Knife, SRS).

Shanghai Proton and Heavy Ion Center — Particle therapy for selected brain tumors (e.g., chordoma, chondrosarcoma, pediatric cases).

Renji/Huashan Eastern Campus — Multidisciplinary neuro-oncology.

GBM Standard of Care

Surgery: Maximal safe resection with intraoperative mapping; awake craniotomy for eloquent-area tumors.

Stupp protocol: Concurrent temozolomide (TMZ) + radiotherapy 60 Gy, then adjuvant TMZ 6-12 cycles.

Tumor treating fields (TTFields/Optune): Available in Shanghai for newly diagnosed GBM.

Recurrent GBM: Re-resection, bevacizumab, clinical trials (CAR-T for EGFRvIII, oncolytic viruses).

Cost Reference

Craniotomy: ¥80,000–150,000. Stupp protocol (TMZ + RT): ¥200,000–400,000 total. TTFields (Optune): approximately ¥40,000–60,000/month. Proton therapy: ¥200,000–300,000.