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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Roberge D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6146211 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Roberge David D Brown Paul D PD Whitton Anthony A O'Callaghan Chris C Leis Anne A Greenspoon Jeffrey J Smith Grace Li GL Hu Jennifer J JJ Nichol Alan A Winch Chad C Chan Michael D MD
Frontiers in oncology 20180913
Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) has replaced whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) as standard therapy for most patients with four or fewer brain metastases due to improved cognitive outcomes and more favorable health related quality of life (QoL). Whether SRS or WBRT is the optimal radiation modality for patients with five to fifteen brain metastases remains an open question. Efforts are underway to develop prospective evidence to answer this question. One of the planned trials is a Canadian Cancer T ...[more]