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Xingting Gu1, Yaqin Zhao1, Feng Xu2.
Abstract
Up to 40% non-small cell lung cancer patients developed brain metastasis during progression. Multiple brain metastases are common in non-small cell lung cancer. The prognosis of brain metastasis is poor with median survival of less than 1 year. Radio therapy for brain metastases has gradually developed from whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) to various radiation strategies. WBRT, surgery+WBRT, stereotactic radiotherapy+WBRT or WBRT with simultaneous integrated boost (SIB), etc. have better overall survival than those untreated patients. The damage of the cognitive function from WBRT has been realized recently, however, options of radiation strategies for long expected survival patients remain controversial. This paper will discuss different WBRT strategies and treatment side effects of non-small cell lung cancer with brain metastases.Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27118651 PMCID: PMC5999817 DOI: 10.3779/j.issn.1009-3419.2016.04.08
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Zhongguo Fei Ai Za Zhi ISSN: 1009-3419