ReviewCancers2022
Radiotherapy for Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis in Breast Cancer Patients: A Narrative Review.
Review in Cancers, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.
- Significance of Positive Cerebrospinal Fluid Cytology (Leptomeningeal Metastasis) in Central Nervous System Metastasis - A Multicentre Clinicopathological Review.Pathology international · 2026Article
- Detection of actionable mutations in the cerebrospinal fluid and concordance/discordance with extracranial mutations in patients with metastatic breast cancer and leptomeningeal disease.Therapeutic advances in medical oncology · 2026Article
- Leptomeningeal metastatic disease: new frontiers and future directions.Nature reviews. Clinical oncology · 2025Review
- Radiation Therapy in the Management of Leptomeningeal Disease From Solid Tumors.Advances in radiation oncology · 2024Review
- Liquid biopsy for brain metastases and leptomeningeal disease in patients with breast cancer.NPJ breast cancer · 2023Review
- Risk Factors of Developing Leptomeningeal Seeding After Resection of Brain Metastasis in Patients With Breast Cancer: Defining the Indication for Preoperative SRS.In vivo (Athens, Greece)Article
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Abstract
Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis (LC), defined as the infiltration of the leptomeninges by cancer cells, is a rare oncological event with the most common etiology being breast cancer (BC), lung cancer, and melanoma. Despite innovations in radiotherapy (RT), firm evidence of its impact on survival is lacking, and concerns are related to its possible neurotoxicity. Owing to a paucity of data, the optimal treatment strategy for LC remains unknown. This review discusses current approaches, indications, and contraindications for various forms of RT for LC in BC. A separate section is dedicated to new RT techniques, such as proton therapy. We also summarize ongoing clinical trials evaluating the role of RT in patients with LC.
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