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 …

[HTML][HTML] Stereotactic radiosurgery in the treatment of brain metastases: the current evidence

B Lippitz, C Lindquist, I Paddick, D Peterson… - Cancer treatment …, 2014 - Elsevier
Chemotherapy has made substantial progress in the therapy of systemic cancer, but the
phar-macological efficacy is insufficient in the treatment of brain metastases. Fractionated …

Effect of tumor subtype on survival and the graded prognostic assessment for patients with breast cancer and brain metastases

PW Sperduto, N Kased, D Roberge, Z Xu… - International Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: The diagnosis-specific Graded Prognostic Assessment (GPA) was published to
clarify prognosis for patients with brain metastases. This study refines the existing Breast …

Validation and development of a modified breast graded prognostic assessment as a tool for survival in patients with breast cancer and brain metastases

IM Subbiah, X Lei, JS Weinberg, EP Sulman… - Journal of Clinical …, 2015 - ascopubs.org
Purpose Several indices have been developed to predict overall survival (OS) in patients
with breast cancer with brain metastases, including the breast graded prognostic …

Brain metastases from breast cancer: identification of a high-risk group

AJ Evans, JJ James, EJ Cornford, SY Chan, HC Burrell… - Clinical Oncology, 2004 - Elsevier
AIMS: Brain metastases from breast cancer are an uncommon initial presentation of
metastatic breast cancer, but brain metastases commonly occur later in women's metastatic …

Incidence of brain metastases in nonmetastatic and metastatic breast cancer: is there a role for screening?

AS Komorowski, E Warner, HJ MacKay, A Sahgal… - Clinical breast …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Current National Comprehensive Cancer Network and American
Society of Clinical Oncology guidelines recommend against screening breast cancer …

Dose-response effect and dose-toxicity in stereotactic radiotherapy for brain metastases: a review

M Loo, JB Clavier, J Attal Khalifa, E Moyal, J Khalifa - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Brain metastases are one of the most frequent complications for cancer
patients. Stereotactic radiosurgery is considered a cornerstone treatment for patients with …

Trastuzumab prolongs overall survival in patients with brain metastases from Her2 positive breast cancer

R Bartsch, A Rottenfusser, C Wenzel… - Journal of neuro …, 2007 - Springer
Background: Brain metastases are frequently encountered in Her2 positive advanced breast
cancer. It is still not clear, if trastuzumab treatment should be continued following their …

Stereotactic radiosurgery as primary and salvage treatment for brain metastases from breast cancer

D Kondziolka, H Kano, GL Harrison, H Yang… - Journal of …, 2011 - thejns.org
Object To evaluate the role of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) in the management of brain
metastases from breast cancer, the authors assessed clinical outcomes and prognostic …

Results of whole brain radiotherapy in patients with brain metastases from breast cancer: a retrospective study

AS Mahmoud-Ahmed, JH Suh, SY Lee… - International Journal of …, 2002 - Elsevier
Purpose: To analyze the factors that affect survival in patients with brain metastases (BM)
from breast cancer who were treated with whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT). Methods and …