Complete Remission of Brain Metastases in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients Harboring an EGFR Mutation Treated with Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor without Radiotherapy: A Report of 3 Cases
Brain parenchymal metastasis from a solid tumor is a serious clinical condition associated with a poor outcome because systemic chemotherapy is usually ineffective for treating brain metastases (BM) due to the blood-brain barrier. Therefore, radiotherapy such as whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) and s...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Karger Publishers
2014-03-01
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| Series: | Case Reports in Oncology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/360731 |