Health-related quality of life in adult patients with brain metastases after stereotactic radiosurgery: a systematic, narrative review.

Eline Verhaak Karin GehringPatrick E J HanssensNeil K AaronsonMargriet M Sitskoorn

Published in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2019)

In general, SRS does not have significant negative effects on patients' overall HRQoL over time. Future research is needed to analyze different aspects of HRQoL, differences in individual changes in HRQoL after SRS, and factors that influence these changes. These studies should take into account several methodological issues as discussed in this review.

Keyphrases

brain metastases
end stage renal disease
small cell lung cancer
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes