CNS metastasis in primary breast cancer

M Sharma, J Abraham - Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
The development of CNS metastasis in patients with solid malignancies represents a turning
point in the disease process. The prevalence of CNS metastasis from breast cancer may be …

Medical management of brain metastases and leptomeningeal disease in patients with breast carcinoma

KM Bowman, P Kumthekar - Future Oncology, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Breast cancer is the most common malignancy among women and accounts for the second
highest number of cancer-related deaths. With patients surviving longer due to advances in …

[HTML][HTML] Leptomeningeal metastases in breast cancer

BJ Scott, S Kesari - American journal of cancer research, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Central nervous system (CNS) metastasis from breast cancer may be characterized as either
parenchymal brain metastasis (BM) or leptomeningeal (LM) metastasis. BM are much more …

Systemic therapy approaches for breast cancer brain and leptomeningeal metastases

A Dhakal, AED Van Swearingen, R O'Regan… - … Treatment Options in …, 2022 - Springer
Opinion statement Brain metastasis arising from breast cancer is associated with a poor
prognosis. Various systemic chemotherapy and targeted therapies which are effective …

Central nervous system metastasis in breast cancer

W Boogerd - Radiotherapy and Oncology, 1996 - Elsevier
Background and purpose. Central nervous system (CNS) metastasis occurs in at least 30%
of patients with breast cancer. Standard treatment is the same as in other solid tumors …

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 …

Brain metastases in patients with breast cancer: new horizons

DG Kirsch, JS Loeffler - Clinical breast cancer, 2005 - Elsevier
Brain metastases occur in as many as one third of patients with disseminated breast cancer.
In this article, we discuss various presentations of brain metastases from breast cancer and …

Optimal management of brain metastases from breast cancer: issues and considerations

R Bartsch, AS Berghoff, M Preusser - CNS drugs, 2013 - Springer
The incidence of brain metastases (BM) in breast cancer patients has increased over the last
decade, presumably due to advances in systemic treatment. Today, breast cancer is the …

Treatments on the Horizon: Breast Cancer Patients with Central Nervous System Metastases

A Kaplan, MJ Li, R Malani - Current Oncology Reports, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The goal of this paper is to provide a review on the current
emerging management strategies as described in the literature pertaining to breast cancer …

Systemic treatment in breast-cancer patients with brain metastasis

C Arslan, O Dizdar, K Altundag - Expert opinion on …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Importance of the field: Breast cancer is the second most common cause of CNS metastasis,
following lung cancer. With better control of systemic disease, the CNS is emerging as a …