Validation of Nine Different Prognostic Grading Indexes for Radiosurgery of Brain Metastases in Breast Cancer Patients and Development of an All-Encompassing Prognostic Tool

Validation of Nine Different Prognostic Grading Indexes for Radiosurgery of Brain Metastases in Breast Cancer Patients and Development of an All-Encompassing Prognostic Tool

Purpose: Several prognostic indexes for overall survival (OS) after radiotherapy of brain metastases in breast cancer patients exist but are mainly validated for whole-brain radiotherapy or not specifically for breast cancer patients. To date, no such index provides information beyond mere OS.Method...

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Main Authors: Fabian Weykamp, Rami A. El Shafie, Laila König, Katharina Seidensaal, Tobias Forster, Nathalie Arians, Sebastian Regnery, Philipp Hoegen, Thomas M. Deutsch, Andreas Schneeweiss, Jürgen Debus, Juliane Hörner-Rieber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
stereotactic radiosurgery
breast cancer
brain metastases
prognostic tool
breast graded prognostic assessment
prognostic grading index
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2020.01557/full

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