The indication of palliative whole-brain radiotherapy for patients with brain metastases: a simple prognostic scoring system in the era of stereotactic radiosurgery

The indication of palliative whole-brain radiotherapy for patients with brain metastases: a simple prognostic scoring system in the era of stereotactic radiosurgery

Abstract Background Stereotactic irradiation has become the mainstay treatment for brain metastases (BM), and whole-brain radiotherapy (WBRT) is often used for symptom palliation. However, the survival time of patients with BM undergoing palliative WBRT (pWBRT) is limited, making it difficult to sel...

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Main Authors: Toshiaki Hirose, Shoichi Deguchi, Kazuaki Yasui, Minoru Inoue, Tsuyoshi Onoe, Hirofumi Ogawa, Hirofumi Asakura, Koichi Mitsuya, Hideyuki Harada, Shigeyuki Murayama, Nakamasa Hayashi, Tetsuo Nishimura, Ryuta Saito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-08-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Palliative whole brain radiotherapy
Brain metastases
Prognostic scoring system
Cancer
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-024-12729-1

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-024-12729-1

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