A new updated prognostic index for patients with brain metastases (BMs) treated with palliative whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) in the era of precision oncology. METASNCore project.

Pablo Flores-PacoAlicia Vargas-AliagaMaría Geraldina GuevaraIgnacio LoperaLucía Rodríguez RuizMaría López-HerreroJuan Adrián CamúsJavier López-GonzálezElizabeth Inga-SaavedraMarina MonteroIsidoro BarnetoMª Auxiliadora Gómez-EspañaEstela RuizMarta RuzaAna ArmentaAmalia PalaciosJuan R De la Haba-RodríguezEnrique Aranda

Published in: Journal of neuro-oncology (2024)

METASNCore items are associated with OS and they could be useful to select palliative pts to receive WBRT. More studies are necessary to corroborate our findings.

Keyphrases

brain metastases
palliative care
small cell lung cancer
advanced cancer
early stage
quality improvement
resting state
white matter
radiation therapy
locally advanced
radiation induced
functional connectivity
newly diagnosed
brain injury
subarachnoid hemorrhage