Whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) for leptomeningeal metastasis from NSCLC in the era of targeted therapy: a retrospective study

Whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) for leptomeningeal metastasis from NSCLC in the era of targeted therapy: a retrospective study

Abstract Background and purpose Leptomeningeal metastasis (LM) is a rare but detrimental complication in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Although whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) is used to eliminating cancer cells or microscopic foci, it is becoming less favorable due to the concer...

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Main Authors: Junjie Zhen, Lei Wen, Mingyao Lai, Zhaoming Zhou, Changguo Shan, Shaoqun Li, Tao Lin, Jie Wu, Wensheng Wang, Shaoqiang Xu, Da Liu, Ming Lu, Dan Zhu, Longhua Chen, Linbo Cai, Cheng Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Leptomeningeal metastasis
Whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT)
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
EGFR mutation
Prognosis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13014-020-01627-y

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