Brain metastasis from unknown primary tumour: moving from old retrospective studies to clinical trials on targeted agents

R Balestrino, R Rudà, R Soffietti - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Brain metastases (BMs) are the most common intracranial tumours in
adults and occur up to 3–10 times more frequently than primary brain tumours. In up to 15 …

Factors associated with the local control of brain metastases: a systematic search and machine learning application

H Kanakarajan, W De Baene, K Gehring… - BMC Medical Informatics …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background Enhancing Local Control (LC) of brain metastases is pivotal for
improving overall survival, which makes the prediction of local treatment failure a crucial …

Linac-based radiosurgery or fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy with flattening filter-free volumetric modulated arc therapy in elderly patients

F Gregucci, A Fiorentino, S Corradini… - Strahlentherapie …, 2019 - search.proquest.com
Aim The aim of this study was to analyze the feasibility and clinical results of linear
accelerator (linac-) based stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) or fractionated stereotactic …

Stereotactic radiosurgery in elderly patients with brain metastases: comparison with non-elderly patients using database of a multi-institutional prospective …

Y Higuchi, M Yamamoto, T Serizawa, Y Sato… - Journal of Neuro …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) has been increasingly used for elderly patients
with brain metastases (BMs). However, no studies based on a large sample size have been …

Whole-brain radiotherapy vs. localized radiotherapy after resection of brain metastases in the era of targeted therapy: a retrospective study

J Koo, TH Roh, SR Lee, J Heo, YT Oh, SH Kim - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The paradigm shift from cytotoxic chemotherapy to molecular targeted
therapy dramatically improved the survival and quality of life of cancer patients. In radio …

Clinical Results and Hematologic Predictors of Linear Accelerator–Based Stereotactic Radiosurgery or Fractionated Stereotactic Radiotherapy for Brain Metastasis in …

R Matsuda, M Hasegawa, T Tamamoto, N Inooka… - World Neurosurgery, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective This study aimed to evaluate prognostic factors including pre-radiosurgical blood
count in elderly patients (EPs) with brain metastasis (BM) who were treated using linear …

Stereotactic radiosurgery for brain metastases: A retrospective cohort study comparing treatment results between two lung cancer patient age groups, 75 years or …

M Yamamoto, T Serizawa, Y Sato, Y Higuchi, H Kasuya… - Lung Cancer, 2020 - Elsevier
Background There is little information on stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) results for brain
metastases (BMs) in lung cancer patients≥ 75 years of age. We aimed to reappraise …

Outcome and prognostic factors for older patients undergoing radiosurgery for brain metastases

I Desideri, C Becherini, L Visani, G Stocchi… - Journal of Geriatric …, 2020 - Elsevier
Purpose Older patients with brain metastases (BM) are often excluded from clinical trials.
The aim of our study was to investigate the outcomes following Gamma Knife radiosurgery …

Linac-basierte Radiochirurgie oder fraktionierte stereotaktische Strahlentherapie mit flattening-filter-freier volumenmodulierter Rotationsbestrahlung bei älteren …

F Gregucci, A Fiorentino, S Corradini, V Figlia… - Strahlentherapie und …, 2019 - Springer
Aim The aim of this study was to analyze the feasibility and clinical results of linear
accelerator (linac-) based stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) or fractionated stereotactic …