CNS metastases in breast cancer

NU Lin, JR Bellon, EP Winer - Journal of clinical oncology, 2004 - ascopubs.org
As systemic therapy of metastatic breast cancer improves, CNS involvement is becoming a
more widespread problem. This article summarizes the current knowledge regarding the …

The management of brain metastases

RA Patchell - Cancer treatment reviews, 2003 - Elsevier
Brain metastases are neoplasms that originate in tissues outside the brain and then spread
secondarily to the brain. Metastases to the brain are the most common intracranial tumours …

Methods for staging non-small cell lung cancer: Diagnosis and management of lung cancer: American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice …

GA Silvestri, AV Gonzalez, MA Jantz, ML Margolis… - Chest, 2013 - Elsevier
Background Correctly staging lung cancer is important because the treatment options and
prognosis differ significantly by stage. Several noninvasive imaging studies and invasive …

Postoperative radiotherapy in the treatment of single metastases to the brain: a randomized trial

RA Patchell, PA Tibbs, WF Regine, RJ Dempsey… - Jama, 1998 - jamanetwork.com
Context.—For the treatment of a single metastasis to the brain, surgical resection combined
with postoperative radiotherapy is more effective than treatment with radiotherapy alone …

Prophylactic cranial irradiation versus observation in patients with extensive-disease small-cell lung cancer: a multicentre, randomised, open-label, phase 3 trial

T Takahashi, T Yamanaka, T Seto, H Harada… - The Lancet …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background Results from a previous phase 3 study suggested that prophylactic cranial
irradiation reduces the incidence of symptomatic brain metastases and prolongs overall …

Brain metastases: histology, multiplicity, surgery, and survival

ES Nussbaum, HR Djalilian, KH Cho… - … International Journal of …, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND With the advent of new therapies for metastatic carcinoma to the brain,
patterns of intracranial disease and factors influencing survival become important …

Guidelines on the radical management of patients with lung cancer

E Lim, D Baldwin, M Beckles, J Duffy, J Entwisle… - Thorax, 2010 - thorax.bmj.com
A joint initiative by the British Thoracic Society and the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in
Great Britain and Ireland was undertaken to update the 2001 guidelines for the selection …

[HTML][HTML] The IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project: proposals for the revision of the N descriptors in the forthcoming seventh edition of the TNM classification for lung …

VW Rusch, J Crowley, DJ Giroux, P Goldstraw… - Journal of Thoracic …, 2007 - Elsevier
Introduction Accurate staging of lymph node involvement is a critical aspect of the initial
management of nonmetastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We sought to determine …

Consensus recommendations for a standardized brain tumor imaging protocol for clinical trials in brain metastases

TJ Kaufmann, M Smits, J Boxerman, R Huang… - Neuro …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
A recent meeting was held on March 22, 2019, among the FDA, clinical scientists,
pharmaceutical and biotech companies, clinical trials cooperative groups, and patient …

Noninvasive staging of non-small cell lung cancer: ACCP evidenced-based clinical practice guidelines

GA Silvestri, MK Gould, ML Margolis, LT Tanoue… - Chest, 2007 - Elsevier
Background Correctly staging lung cancer is important because the treatment options and
the prognosis differ significantly by stage. Several noninvasive imaging studies including …