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Concurrent versus sequential whole brain radiotherapy and TKI in EGFR-mutated NSCLC patients with brain metastasis: A single institution retrospective analysis.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.
- A systematic review and network meta-analysis of first-line EGFR-TKI-based combination strategies for EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer with brain metastases.Scientific reports · 2026Pooled it
- ESMO-ESTRO consensus statements on the safety of combining radiotherapy with EGFR, ALK, or BRAF/MEK inhibitors.ESMO open · 2026Pooled it
- Clinical Management of Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Brain Metastases, and Actionable Genomic Alterations: A Systematic Literature Review.Advances in therapy · 2024Pooled it
- Pooled it
- Craniocerebral radiotherapy for EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer with brain metastasis: Current evidence and future perspectives on therapeutic strategies (Review).Molecular and clinical oncology · 2025Article
- Mechanisms of Resistance to ALK Inhibitors and Corresponding Treatment Strategies in Lung Cancer.International journal of general medicine · 2025Review
- Treatment outcomes of EGFR-TKI with or without locoregional brain therapy in advanced EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer patients with brain metastases.Contemporary oncology (Poznan, Poland) · 2023Article
- Safety and efficacy of combining afatinib and whole-brain radiation therapy in treating brain metastases from EGFR-mutated NSCLC: a case report and literature review.BJR case reports · 2022Article
- Review
- The efficacy of EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitor in non-small cell lung cancer patients with synchronous brain metastasis: a real-world study.The Korean journal of internal medicine · 2022Article
- Activation of the Hedgehog pathway mediates resistance to epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors in non-small cell lung cancer.Journal of Cancer · 2022Article
- The Value of Radiotherapy for Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer With Oncogene Driver-Mutation.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Review
- EGFR-mutated stage IV non-small cell lung cancer: What is the role of radiotherapy combined with TKI?Cancer medicine · 2021Review
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- Whole-Brain Radiotherapy Can Improve the Survival of Patients with Multiple Brain Metastases from Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treated by Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor-Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors.Cancer management and research · 2020Article
- Complete Remission of Multiple Brain Metastases in a Patient withCase reports in oncological medicine · 2020Article
- EGFR-TKI plus brain radiotherapy versus EGFR-TKI alone in the management of EGFR-mutated NSCLC patients with brain metastases.Translational lung cancer research · 2019Article
- Therapeutic Outcomes of Osimertinib in EGFR - Mutant Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer With Brain Metastases: Results From a Retrospective Study at Vietnam National Cancer Hospital.Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer CenterArticle
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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
To examine the outcomes of concurrent versus sequential whole-brain radiotherapy (WBRT) and epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitor (EGFR-TKI) in nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with EGFR mutation.Retrospectively 105 patients with NSCLC, brain metastasis, and EGFR mutation (Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, 01/2011 to 12/2014) were grouped as: EGFR-TKIs alone (n = 39, group A), EGFR-TKIs + concurrent radiotherapy (n = 34, group B), and radiotherapy followed by EGFR-TKIs (n = 32, group C).The intracranial objective response rates of groups A, B, and C were 66.7%, 85.3%, and 75%, respectively (P < .05). The median intracranial progression-free survival of groups A, B, and C were 6.8, 12.4, and 9.1 months, respectively (P < .05). The median extracranial progression-free survival of groups A, B, and C were 7.8, 9.4, and 8.3 months, respectively (P > .05).EGFR-TKIs and WBRT by simultaneous application improved the short- and long-term benefits to patients with NSCLC brain metastasis carrying EGFR mutation compared to concurrent application or EGFR-TKIs alone without additional adverse events.
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