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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Ahmed Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6124352 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
CNS oncology 20140501 3
Despite therapeutic advances in management, the prognosis of patients with brain metastasis remains dismal. Treatment options include surgical resection, whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT), and stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS). Patients who undergo surgical resection typically receive WBRT as adjuvant therapy. However, several studies have demonstrated an association between WBRT and neurotoxicity. Thus, clinicians are increasingly delaying WBRT in favor of postoperative use of SRS. In this rev ...[more]