Surgical resection of symptomatic brain metastases improves the clinical status and facilitates further treatment.

Petra SchödelStephanie Theresa JüngerMaike WittersheimHans Christian Reinhardt Nils Ole Schmidt Roland Goldbrunner Martin A Proescholdt Stefan J Grau

Published in: Cancer medicine (2020)

The resection of symptomatic BM may restore clinical status, so enhancing the likelihood of receiving adjuvant treatment, and therefore leading to improved overall survival.

Keyphrases

brain metastases
small cell lung cancer
early stage
combination therapy
replacement therapy