Single-Session Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Patients With 20 or More Brain Metastases.

Zhishuo WeiDiego D LuyShalini JoseHansen DengSila YavanStephen WorrellJ Raouf BelkhirLilly W TangAjay NiranjanL Dade Lunsford

Published in: Neurosurgery (2023)

Single-session SRS is a well-tolerated palliative treatment option even in patients with ≥20 brain metastases, achieving local control rate >90% with low risks of neurotoxicity while continuing concurrent systemic oncological care.

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