A matched-pair analysis comparing whole-brain radiotherapy with and without a stereotactic boost for intracerebral control and overall survival in patients with one to three cerebral metastases

BACKGROUND: Twelve years ago, a randomized trial demonstrated that a radiosurgery boost added to whole-brain radiotherapy (WBRT) improved intracerebral control (IC) in patients with one to three cerebral metastases. Overall survival (OS) was improved only in the subgroup of patients with a single me...

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Autores principales: Rades, Dirk, Janssen, Stefan, Bajrovic, Amira, Khoa, Mai Trong, Veninga, Theo, Schild, Steven E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5402642/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28438175
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13014-017-0804-1

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