Stereotactic Radiosurgery in the Management of Patients With Brain Metastases of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Indications, Decision Tools and Future Directions

Stereotactic Radiosurgery in the Management of Patients With Brain Metastases of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Indications, Decision Tools and Future Directions

Brain metastases (BM) frequently occur in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. Most patients with BM have a limited life expectancy, measured in months. Selected patients may experience a very long progression-free survival, for example, patients with a targetable driver mutation. Traditiona...

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Main Authors: Dianne Hartgerink, Britt van der Heijden, Dirk De Ruysscher, Alida Postma, Linda Ackermans, Ann Hoeben, Monique Anten, Philippe Lambin, Karin Terhaag, Arthur Jochems, Andre Dekker, Janna Schoenmaekers, Lizza Hendriks, Jaap Zindler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
brain metastases
non-small cell lung cancer
stereotactic radiosurgery
isotoxic dose prescription
shared decision
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2018.00154/full

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