CNS metastases in breast cancer: old challenge, new frontiers

NU Lin, L Amiri-Kordestani, D Palmieri, DJ Liewehr… - Clinical Cancer …, 2013 - AACR
Despite major therapeutic advances in the management of patients with breast cancer,
central nervous system (CNS) metastases remain an intractable problem, particularly in …

CNS metastases in breast cancer

NU Lin, JR Bellon, EP Winer - Journal of clinical oncology, 2004 - ascopubs.org
As systemic therapy of metastatic breast cancer improves, CNS involvement is becoming a
more widespread problem. This article summarizes the current knowledge regarding the …

Targeting brain metastases in breast cancer

C Corti, G Antonarelli, C Criscitiello, NU Lin… - Cancer Treatment …, 2022 - Elsevier
Brain metastases (BMs) are an important source of morbidity and mortality in patients with
metastatic breast cancer (BC). As survival of patients with advanced BC considerably …

Evolving treatment strategies of brain metastases from breast cancer: current status and future direction

JS Kim, IA Kim - Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Remarkable progress in breast cancer treatment has improved patient survival, resulting in
an increased incidence of brain metastasis (BM). Current treatment options for BM are …

[PDF][PDF] Emerging strategies for treating brain metastases from breast cancer

DP Kodack, V Askoxylakis, GB Ferraro, D Fukumura… - Cancer cell, 2015 - cell.com
Brain metastasis is an end stage in breast cancer progression. Traditional treatment options
have minimal efficacy, and overall survival is on the order of months. The incidence of brain …

CNS metastasis: an old problem in a new guise

JB Aragon-Ching, JA Zujewski - Clinical Cancer Research, 2007 - AACR
It is estimated that 10% to 30% of patients with solid tumors are diagnosed with central
nervous system (CNS) metastasis. Common primary sites include lung, breast, melanoma …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding patterns of brain metastasis in breast cancer and designing rational therapeutic strategies

EM Brosnan, CK Anders - Annals of translational medicine, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
One of the most feared sequelae after a diagnosis of advanced breast cancer is
development of metastases to the brain as this diagnosis can affect physical function …

[HTML][HTML] Breast cancer brain metastasis—overview of disease state, treatment options and future perspectives

C Watase, S Shiino, T Shimoi, E Noguchi, T Kaneda… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary In this review, we present the latest information on the pathophysiology,
diagnosis, and local and systemic treatment of brain metastases from breast cancer, with a …

Breast cancer metastasis to the central nervous system

RJ Weil, DC Palmieri, JL Bronder, AM Stark… - The American journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
Clinically symptomatic metastases to the central nervous system (CNS) occur in∼ 10 to 15%
of patients with metastatic beast cancer. CNS metastases are traditionally viewed as a late …

Brain metastases: the HER2 paradigm

NU Lin, EP Winer - Clinical Cancer Research, 2007 - AACR
Abstract Between 100,000 and 170,000 patients with cancer develop central nervous
system (CNS) metastases each year in the US, of which∼ 20% carry a primary diagnosis of …