The evolving landscape of brain metastasis

M Valiente, MS Ahluwalia, A Boire, PK Brastianos… - Trends in cancer, 2018 - cell.com
Metastasis, involving the spread of systemic cancer to the brain, results in neurologic
disability and death. Current treatments are largely palliative in nature; improved therapeutic …

Leptomeningeal metastasis from systemic cancer: review and update on management

N Wang, MS Bertalan, PK Brastianos - Cancer, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Leptomeningeal metastasis is an uncommon and typically late complication of cancer with a
poor prognosis and limited treatment options. Diagnosis is often challenging, with …

[HTML][HTML] ESMO expert consensus statements on the management of EGFR mutant non-small-cell lung cancer

A Passaro, N Leighl, F Blackhall, S Popat, K Kerr… - Annals of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Highlights•A virtual consensus on the management of EGFR-mutant NSCLC was organized
by the ESMO, including 34 experts from 18 countries.•The experts compiled …

Osimertinib in patients with epidermal growth factor receptor mutation–positive non–small-cell lung cancer and leptomeningeal metastases: the BLOOM study

JCH Yang, SW Kim, DW Kim, JS Lee… - Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE In this phase I study (BLOOM), osimertinib, a third-generation epidermal growth
factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI), was evaluated in patients with …

[HTML][HTML] EANO–ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of patients with leptomeningeal metastasis from solid tumours

E Le Rhun, M Weller, D Brandsma, M Van den Bent… - Annals of oncology, 2017 - Elsevier
These EANO–ESMO joint recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of
leptomeningeal metastasis (LM) from solid cancers represent the first European guideline …

Randomized phase II trial of proton craniospinal irradiation versus photon involved-field radiotherapy for patients with solid tumor leptomeningeal metastasis

JT Yang, NA Wijetunga, E Pentsova… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE Photon involved-field radiotherapy (IFRT) is the standard-of-care radiotherapy for
patients with leptomeningeal metastasis (LM) from solid tumors. We tested whether proton …

Leptomeningeal metastases in non-small-cell lung cancer

H Cheng, R Perez-Soler - The Lancet Oncology, 2018 - thelancet.com
Leptomeningeal metastasis is a complication of advanced non-small-cell lung cancer
(NSCLC). Diagnosis and monitoring of leptomeningeal metastasis are challenging, and are …

[HTML][HTML] Leptomeningeal metastases in patients with NSCLC with EGFR mutations

YS Li, BY Jiang, JJ Yang, HY Tu, Q Zhou… - Journal of Thoracic …, 2016 - Elsevier
Introduction Leptomeningeal metastases (LM) have increased in patients with NSCLC, and
prognostic factors and outcomes for LM with EGFR gene mutations have not been well …

[HTML][HTML] Carcinomatous meningitis: leptomeningeal metastases in solid tumors

E Le Rhun, S Taillibert… - Surgical neurology …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Leptomeningeal metastasis (LM) results from metastatic spread of cancer to the
leptomeninges, giving rise to central nervous system dysfunction. Breast cancer, lung …

[HTML][HTML] Leptomeningeal disease: current diagnostic and therapeutic strategies

G Nayar, T Ejikeme, P Chongsathidkiet… - Oncotarget, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Leptomeningeal disease has become increasingly prevalent as novel therapeutic
interventions extend the survival of cancer patients. Although a majority of leptomeningeal …