Whole Brain Radiation Therapy Plus Stereotactic Radiosurgery in the Treatment of Brain Metastases Leading to Improved Survival in Patients With Favorable Prognostic Factors

Whole Brain Radiation Therapy Plus Stereotactic Radiosurgery in the Treatment of Brain Metastases Leading to Improved Survival in Patients With Favorable Prognostic Factors

Background: Significantly better local control is achieved with combination of whole brain radiotherapy and stereotactic radiosurgery in the treatment of multiple brain metastases. However, no survival benefit was reported from this advantage in local control.Objective: The objective of this study w...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Khan, Jie Lin, Guixiang Liao, Yunhong Tian, Yingying Liang, Rong Li, Mengzhong Liu, Yawei Yuan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT)
stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS)
overall survival (OS)
prognostic factors (PF)
brain metastases (BM)
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2019.00205/full

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