Whole-Brain Radiotherapy (WBRT) for Brain Metastases: Does the Interval Between Imaging and Treatment Matter?

Many patients with brain metastases receive whole-brain radiotherapy (WBRT). An important question is whether a delay between diagnosis of brain metastases and treatment impairs the patient's prognosis. This retrospective study investigated the impact of the interval between diagnosis of brain...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Anticancer research 2018-12, Vol.38 (12), p.6835-6840
Hauptverfasser:	Hansen, Heinke C, Janssen, Stefan, Thieme, Cathrin, Perlov, Aleksej, Schild, Steven E, Rades, Dirk
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Brain Brain cancer Brain Neoplasms - diagnosis Brain Neoplasms - mortality Brain Neoplasms - radiotherapy Brain Neoplasms - secondary Clinical trials Cranial Irradiation - adverse effects Cranial Irradiation - methods Diagnosis Female Histology Humans Male Medical prognosis Metastases Metastasis Middle Aged Multivariate analysis Neuroimaging Neuroimaging - methods Patients Prognosis Radiation therapy Retrospective Studies Survival Analysis Time-to-Treatment Toxicity Treatment Outcome
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