Is Gamma Knife surgery, omitting adjunct whole brain radiation treatment, feasible for patients with 20 or more brain metastases?

Sherry Jiani Liu Tseng Tsai Yeo Balamurugan A VellayappanYvonne AngPeng WuTseng Tsai YeoVincent Nga

Published in: Neuro-oncology advances (2024)

GKS is a reasonable treatment option for selected patients with 20 or more BM. It is better to decide the optimal management of post-GKS intracranial disease progression once it occurs rather than trying to prevent it by using adjunct WBRT.

Keyphrases

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replacement therapy
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