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SUBMITTER: O'Beirn M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6165316 | biostudies-other | 2018 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
O'Beirn Mark M Benghiat Helen H Meade Sara S Heyes Geoff G Sawlani Vijay V Kong Anthony A Hartley Andrew A Sanghera Paul P
Medicines (Basel, Switzerland) 20180814 3
Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) has become increasingly important in the management of brain metastases due to improving systemic disease control and rising incidence. Initial trials demonstrated SRS with whole-brain radiotherapy (WBRT) improved local control rates compared with WBRT alone. Concerns with WBRT associated neurocognitive toxicity have contributed to a greater use of SRS alone, including for patients with multiple metastases and following surgical resection. Molecular information, t ...[more]