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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Kotecki N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6024336 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Therapeutic advances in medical oncology 20180622
Brain metastases are the most common central nervous system tumors in adults, and incidence of brain metastases is increasing due to both improved diagnostic techniques (e.g. magnetic resonance imaging) and increased cancer patient survival through advanced systemic treatments. Outcomes of patients remain disappointing and treatment options are limited, usually involving multimodality approaches. Brain metastases represent an unmet medical need in solid tumor care, especially in breast cancer, w ...[more]