Radiotherapy for brain metastasis and long-term survival

Abstract Patients with brain metastases (BM) can benefit from radiotherapy (RT), although the long-term benefits of RT remain unclear. We searched a Korean national health insurance claims database and identified 135,740 patients with newly diagnosed BM during 2002–2017. Propensity score matching (P...

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Main Authors: Kawngwoo Park, Gi Hwan Bae, Woo Kyung Kim, Chan-Jong Yoo, Cheol Wan Park, Soo-Ki Kim, Jihye Cha, Jin Wook Kim, Jaehun Jung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-87357-x