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ReviewContemporary oncology (Poznan, Poland)2016

Methods and results of locoregional treatment of brain metastases in patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

Anna Patla, Tomasz Walasek, Jerzy Jakubowicz, Paweł Blecharz, Jerzy Władysław Mituś, Anna Mucha-Małecka, Marian Reinfuss

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Review in Contemporary oncology (Poznan, Poland), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Anna PatlaDepartment of Radiotherapy, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Centre and Institute of Oncology, Krakow Branch, Poland.
Tomasz WalasekDepartment of Radiotherapy, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Centre and Institute of Oncology, Krakow Branch, Poland.
Jerzy JakubowiczDepartment of Oncology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Centre and Institute of Oncology, Krakow Branch, Poland.
Paweł BlecharzDepartment of Gynaecological Oncology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Centre and Institute of Oncology, Krakow Branch, Poland.
Jerzy Władysław MituśDepartment of Surgical Oncology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Centre and Institute of Oncology, Krakow Branch, Poland.
Anna Mucha-MałeckaDepartment of Oncology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Centre and Institute of Oncology, Krakow Branch, Poland.
Marian ReinfussDepartment of Radiotherapy, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Centre and Institute of Oncology, Krakow Branch, Poland.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This article presents methods and results of surgery and radiotherapy of brain metastases from non-small cell lung cancer (BMF-NSCLC). Patients with single BMF-NSCLC, with Karnofsky score ≥ 70 and controlled extracranial disease are the best candidates for surgery. Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is recommended in patients with 1-3 BMF-NSCLC below 3-3.5 cm, with minor neurological symptoms, located in parts of the brain not accessible to surgery, with controlled extracranial disease. Whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) following SRS reduces the risk of local relapse; in selected patients median survival reaches more than 10 months. Whole brain radiotherapy alone is a treatment in patients with multiple metastases, poor performance status, uncontrolled extracranial disease, disqualified from surgery or SRS with median survival 3 to 6 months. There is no doubt that there are patients with BMF-NSCLC who should receive only the best supportive care. There is a debate in the literature on how to select these patients.

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brain metastasesnon-small cell lung cancerradiation therapy

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PMID28373816
PMCPMC5371699

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