Local control and possibility of tailored salvage after hypofractionated stereotactic radiotherapy of the cavity after brain metastases resection

Local control and possibility of tailored salvage after hypofractionated stereotactic radiotherapy of the cavity after brain metastases resection

Abstract In patients undergoing surgical resection of brain metastases, the risk of local recurrence remains high. Adjuvant whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) can reduce the risk of local relapse but fails to improve overall survival. At two tertiary care centers in Germany, a retrospective study...

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Main Authors: Angelika Bilger, Eva Bretzinger, Jamina Fennell, Carsten Nieder, Hannah Lorenz, Oliver Oehlke, Anca‐Ligia Grosu, Hanno M. Specht, Stephanie E. Combs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-06-01
Series:Cancer Medicine
Subjects:
Brain metastases
recurrence
resection cavity
salvage therapy
stereotactic radiotherapy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.1486
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