Central Nervous System
New Research on Central Nervous System from University of Lubeck Summarized
Published in Cancer Weekly, March 27th, 2012
2012 MAR 27 -- "The current study was conducted to compare neurosurgical resection (NR) followed by whole-brain irradiation (WBI) (NR + WBI) with WBI followed by radiosurgery (WBI + RS) in patients with a single brain metastasis. The outcome of 41 patients treated with WBI + RS was retrospectively compared with 111 patients who received NR; + WBI with respect to local control of the treated metastasis and survival," scientists in Lubeck, Germany report.
"Eleven additional potential prognostic factors were investigated, including WBI schedule, patient age, patient gender, Karnofsky performance score ( KPS), primary tumor type, extracerebral metastases,...
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Source: Cancer Weekly (2012-03-27)
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