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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2023

Choice of radiotherapy modality for the combined treatment of non-small cell lung cancer with brain metastases: whole-brain radiation therapy with simultaneous integrated boost or stereotactic radiosurgery.

Xiaotao Dong, Kunlun Wang, Hui Yang, Yan Li, Yanqi Hou, Jiali Chang, Ling Yuan

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Construction of a survival prediction model and analysis of influencing factors for brain metastasis in non-small cell lung cancer based on multi‑parameter clinical data.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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  3. Whole brain radiotherapy and simultaneous integrated boost: is it still a viable treatment for multiple brain metastases in the era of SRS?Reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology · 2026
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  7. Lymph nodes rather than pleural metabolic activity inTranslational lung cancer research · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xiaotao DongDepartment of Radiation Oncology Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Kunlun WangDepartment of Radiation Oncology Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Hui YangDepartment of Radiation Oncology Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Yan LiDepartment of Radiation Oncology Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Yanqi HouDepartment of Radiation Oncology Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Jiali ChangDepartment of Radiation Oncology Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Ling YuanDepartment of Radiation Oncology Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Zhengzhou University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: To compare Whole-brain radiation therapy with simultaneous integrated boost (WBRT+SIB) to stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS)for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)with brain metastases (BMs)in terms of overall survival (OS), intracranial progression-free-survival(iPFS), toxicity and objective response rate (ORR). Methods: A retrospective review was performed in our hospital of 90 patients diagnosed with NSCLC- BM who received either SRS (n = 48) or WBRT+SIB (n = 42) from January 2016 to January 2022. 76 (84.44%) patients received systemic drug therapy after radiotherapy, including chemotherapy(n=53), targeted therapy(n=40), immunotherapy(n=23), and anti-vascular drug therapy(n=45). OS and iPFS were estimated by the Kaplan-Meier method and compared using the log-rank test. Univariate and Multivariate analysis of the prognostic factors was performed using the Cox proportional hazard regression model. Results: The WBRT+SIB cohort had a longer median iPFS (20.0 versus (VS) 12.0 months, P = 0.0069) and a similar median OS (32.0 vs 28.0 months, P = 0.195) than the SRS cohort. Intracranial objective response rates in WBRT +SIB and SRS cohorts were 76.19% and 70.09%, respectively (P = 0.566). Disease control rates were 88.09% and 83.33%, respectively (P = 0.521). Multivariate analysis showed that WBRT+SIB is the only factor affecting iPFS(hazard ratio (HR):0.597 {95%confidence interval(CI):0.370-0.966}, P=0.035). Sex, Liver metastasis and Lymph node metastasis are risk factors for NSCLC-BM. Conclusion: In the context of systemic drug therapy, WBRT+SIB may have better intracranial local control than SRS in NSCLC-BM patients.

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brain metastasiscombined therapynon-small cell lung cancerradiotherapysimultaneous integrated booststereotactic radiosurgery

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