Updates in the management of brain metastases

ND Arvold, EQ Lee, MP Mehta, K Margolin… - Neuro …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
The clinical management/understanding of brain metastases (BM) has changed
substantially in the last 5 years, with key advances and clinical trials highlighted in this …

Mechanisms and therapy for cancer metastasis to the brain

F Franchino, R Rudà, R Soffietti - Frontiers in oncology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Advances in chemotherapy and targeted therapies have improved survival in cancer
patients with an increase of the incidence of newly diagnosed brain metastases (BMs) …

Comparing preoperative with postoperative stereotactic radiosurgery for resectable brain metastases: a multi-institutional analysis

KR Patel, SH Burri, AL Asher, IR Crocker… - …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is an increasingly common modality used
with surgery for resectable brain metastases (BM). OBJECTIVE: To present a multi …

Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis in patients with breast cancer

MA Franzoi, GN Hortobagyi - Critical reviews in oncology/hematology, 2019 - Elsevier
Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis (LC) is defined as infiltration of the leptomeninges by
metastatic carcinoma, a relatively uncommon but devastating complication of many …

Congress of neurological surgeons systematic review and evidence-based guidelines on the role of surgery in the management of adults with metastatic brain tumors

BV Nahed, C Alvarez-Breckenridge, PK Brastianos… - …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
METHODS Details of the systematic literature review are provided in the full text of this
guideline (https://www. cns. org/guidelines/guidelines-treatment-adults-metastatic-brain …

Preoperative radiosurgery for resected brain metastases: the PROPS-BM multicenter cohort study

RS Prabhu, R Dhakal, ZK Vaslow, T Dan… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose Preoperative radiosurgery (SRS) is a feasible alternative to postoperative SRS,
with potential benefits in adverse radiation effect (ARE) and leptomeningeal disease (LMD) …

A multi-institutional analysis of presentation and outcomes for leptomeningeal disease recurrence after surgical resection and radiosurgery for brain metastases

RS Prabhu, BE Turner, AL Asher, SR Marcrom… - Neuro …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background Radiographic leptomeningeal disease (LMD) develops in up to 30% of patients
following postoperative stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for brain metastases. However, the …

Surgical resection of brain metastases and the risk of leptomeningeal recurrence in patients treated with stereotactic radiosurgery

MD Johnson, V Avkshtol, AM Baschnagel… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Purpose Recent prospective data have shown that patients with solitary or oligometastatic
disease to the brain may be treated with upfront stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) with deferral …

Association of neurosurgical resection with development of pachymeningeal seeding in patients with brain metastases

DN Cagney, N Lamba, S Sinha, PJ Catalano… - JAMA …, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Neurosurgical resection represents an important management strategy for
patients with large, symptomatic brain metastases and increasingly is followed by …

Comparing pre-operative stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) to post-operative whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) for resectable brain metastases: a multi-institutional …

KR Patel, SH Burri, D Boselli, JT Symanowski… - Journal of neuro …, 2017 - Springer
Pre-operative stereotactic radiosurgery (pre-SRS) has been shown as a viable treatment
option for resectable brain metastases (BM). The aim of this study is to compare oncologic …