Radiotherapy for Brain Metastases Near the End of Life: Characterizing Patients and Tumor Features.

Saulo Brito SilvaRafael Balsini BarretoFernanda Cristina Gonçalves de OliveiraGabriela Schmidt Defende MartinOfelia Maria Yukie TakiguchiIasmin Alves ChirichelaMário Henrique Furlanetto MirandaDenize BodnarLuiz Augusto Alves ReisGabriel Clemente Brito Pereira Isabela Lacerda MirandaBruno Rodriguez PereiraGustavo Arruda Viani Fernanda Maris Peria

Published in: JCO global oncology (2023)

Considering patients' performance status and whether they are candidates for brain metastasectomy or systemic therapies after BrRT is critical to improving BrRT benefits in scenarios of EOL.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
small cell lung cancer
brain metastases
prognostic factors
early stage
radiation therapy
patient reported outcomes