Treatment of brain metastases

X Lin, LM DeAngelis - Journal of clinical oncology, 2015 - ascopubs.org
Brain metastases (BMs) occur in 10% to 20% of adult patients with cancer, and with
increased surveillance and improved systemic control, the incidence is likely to grow …

Management of brain metastases

R Soffietti, R Rudā, R Mutani - Journal of neurology, 2002 - Springer
Brain metastases occur in 20–40% of patients with cancer and their frequency has
increased over time. Lung, breast and skin (melanoma) are the commonest sources of brain …

Current management of brain metastases, with a focus on systemic options

CJ Langer, MP Mehta - Journal of clinical oncology, 2005 - ascopubs.org
Brain metastases are an important sequelae of many types of cancer, most commonly lung
cancer. Current treatment options include whole-brain radiation therapy (WBRT), surgical …

Delivery of nanoparticles to brain metastases of breast cancer using a cellular Trojan horse

MR Choi, R Bardhan, KJ Stanton-Maxey, S Badve… - Cancer …, 2012 - Springer
As systemic cancer therapies improve and are able to control metastatic disease outside the
central nervous system, the brain is increasingly the first site of relapse. The blood–brain …

Therapeutic management of brain metastasis

ECA Kaal, CGJH Niël, CJ Vecht - The Lancet Neurology, 2005 - thelancet.com
This review focuses on the management of brain metastases. The four main modes of
therapy are discussed: whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT), surgery, radiosurgery, and …

[HTML][HTML] Prospective trial on topotecan salvage therapy in primary CNS lymphoma

L Fischer, E Thiel, HA Klasen, J Birkmann, K Jahnke… - Annals of oncology, 2006 - Elsevier
Background: Standard salvage therapy has not been established for recurrent primary
central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL). We report the final results of a prospective …

In vitro chemo-and radio-resistance in small cell lung cancer correlates with cell adhesion and constitutive activation of AKT and MAP kinase pathways

AC Kraus, I Ferber, SO Bachmann, H Specht… - Oncogene, 2002 - nature.com
Most small cell lung cancer (SCLC) patients relapse within 12 months of starting
combination chemotherapy plus radio-therapy, due to the development of acquired chemo …

Combination therapy with topotecan, paclitaxel, and bevacizumab improves progression-free survival in recurrent small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the cervix

M Frumovitz, MF Munsell, JK Burzawa, LA Byers… - Gynecologic …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objectives To assess if the combination of topotecan, paclitaxel, and bevacizumab (TPB)
was active in recurrent SCCC and to compare the survival of patients with SCCC who …

Response of asymptomatic brain metastases from small-cell lung cancer to systemic first-line chemotherapy

T Seute, P Leffers, JT Wilmink… - Journal of clinical …, 2006 - ascopubs.org
Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the radiologic response of
asymptomatic brain metastases (BM) from small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) to first-line …

Response to topotecan of symptomatic brain metastases of small-cell lung cancer also after whole-brain irradiation: a multicentre phase II study

A Korfel, C Oehm, J Von Pawel, U Keppler… - European Journal of …, 2002 - Elsevier
The purpose of this multicentre phase II study was to evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of
topotecan in pretreated patients with small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) who relapsed with …