Browsing Harvard Medical School by Keyword "Brain metastases"
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Aggressive therapy for patients with non-small cell lung carcinoma and synchronous brain-only oligometastatic disease is associated with long-term survival
(Elsevier BV, 2014)Objectives: Optimal therapy for patients with non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) presenting with synchronous brain-only oligometastases (SBO) is not well defined. We sought to analyze the effect of differing therapeutic ... -
Ipilmumab and cranial radiation in metastatic melanoma patients: a case series and review
(BioMed Central, 2015)Background: Ipilimumab improves survival in metastatic melanoma patients. This population frequently develops brain metastases, which have been associated with poor survival and are often treated with radiation. Therefore, ... -
The role of whole brain radiation therapy in the management of melanoma brain metastases
(BioMed Central, 2014)Background: Brain metastases are common in patients with melanoma, and optimal management is not well defined. As melanoma has traditionally been thought of as “radioresistant,” the role of whole brain radiation therapy ... -
The RSSearch™ Registry: patterns of care and outcomes research on patients treated with stereotactic radiosurgery and stereotactic body radiotherapy
(BioMed Central, 2013)Background: The RSSearch™ Registry is a multi-institutional, observational, ongoing registry established to standardize data collection from patients treated with stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and/or stereotactic body ...