Comparing pre-operative versus post-operative single and multi-fraction stereotactic radiotherapy for patients with resectable brain metastases

Comparing pre-operative versus post-operative single and multi-fraction stereotactic radiotherapy for patients with resectable brain metastases

Background: The standard treatment for patients with large brain metastases and limited intracranial disease is surgical resection and post-operative stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS). However, post-operative SRS still has elevated rates of local failure (LF) and is complicated by radiation necrosis (...

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Main Authors: Haley K. Perlow, Cindy Ho, Jennifer K. Matsui, Rahul N. Prasad, Brett G. Klamer, Joshua Wang, Mark Damante, Rituraj Upadhyay, Evan Thomas, Dukagjin M. Blakaj, Sasha Beyer, Russell Lonser, Douglas Hardesty, Raju R. Raval, Roshan Prabhu, James B. Elder, Joshua D. Palmer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-01-01
Series:Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Brain metastases
Radionecrosis
Leptomeningeal disease
Pre-operative
Radiotherapy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405630822001033

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