[Hypofractionated stereotactic radiotherapy for brain metastasis: Benefit of additional whole brain radiotherapy?]

CONCLUSION: Whole brain irradiation improves local control of brain metastatic disease in addition to hypofractionated stereotactic radiotherapy. Sparing whole brain irradiation for salvage treatments only does not affect overall survival or risk of neurological death in selected patients with favourable prognosis. PMID: 28711413 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28711413?dopt=Abstract

Source: Cancer Radiotherapie - July 12, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Royer P, Salleron J, Vogin G, Taillandier L, Clément-Duchêne C, Klein O, Faivre JC, Peiffert D, Bernier V Tags: Cancer Radiother Source Type: research