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ArticleIn vivo (Athens, Greece)

Pre-Treatment Seizures in Patients With 1-3 Cerebral Metastases Receiving Local Therapies Plus Whole-brain Radiotherapy.

Jaspar Witteler, Troels W Kjaer, Soeren Tvilsted, Steven E Schild, Dirk Rades

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Jaspar WittelerDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
Troels W KjaerNeurological Department, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark.
Soeren TvilstedResearch Projects and Clinical Optimization, Zealand University Hospital, Koege, Denmark.
Steven E SchildDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, U.S.A.
Dirk RadesDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany dirk.rades@uksh.de.
University of Lübeck · DEZealand University Hospital · DKMayo Clinic in Arizona · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

aimSeizures impair patients' quality of life. The prognostic role of pre-treatment seizures in patients with 1-3 cerebral metastases receiving local therapies plus whole-brain radiotherapy (WBRT) was investigated. PATIENTS AND

methodsIn 249 patients, prevalence, risk factors and associations of pre-treatment seizures with survival were retrospectively evaluated. Age, gender, performance score, tumor type, number of lesions, extra-cerebral metastases, and time from tumor diagnosis to treatment of cerebral metastasis were analyzed for associations with seizures. These characteristics and pre-treatment seizures were also analyzed for associations with survival.

resultsThe prevalence of pre-treatment seizures was 24.1%. Trends for associations were found between seizures and gender or performance score. On multivariate analysis, age (p=0.008), performance score (p=0.004), tumor type (p<0.001) and extra-cerebral metastasis (p<0.001) were significantly associated with survival.

conclusionSeizures were comparably common prior to local therapies plus WBRT for cerebral metastases. No factor was found to be significantly associated with seizures, and seizures were not associated with survival.

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Brain NeoplasmsRadiosurgerySeizuresBrainCranial IrradiationHumansPrognosisQuality of LifeRadiotherapy DosageRetrospective Studiescerebral metastasislocal therapiesprevalencerisk factorsSeizuressurvival

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PMID32871806
PMCPMC7652461
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