The neurocognitive function change criteria after whole-brain radiation therapy for brain metastasis, in reference to health-related quality of life changes: a prospective observation study.
Toshimichi NakanoHidefumi AoyamaHirotake SaitoSatoshi TanabeKensuke TanakaKatsuya MaruyamaTomoya OshikaneAtsushi OhtaEisuke AbeMotoki KaiduPublished in: BMC cancer (2020)
The NCF cut-off of 1.5 SD and the exclusion of 'both' patients from the 'deterioration' and 'improvement' groups best reflects HR-QOL changes.