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Investigational therapies for brain metastases.

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Abd-El-Barr, MM; Rahman, M; Rao, G
Published in: Neurosurg Clin N Am
January 2011

Contrary to the incidence of primary cancers, the incidence of brain metastasis has been increasing. This increase is likely because of the effects of an aging population, improved neuroimaging surveillance, and better control of systemic cancer, allowing time for brain metastasis to occur. Unlike systemic cancers, for which chemotherapy is the mainstay of treatment, the therapeutic strategies available to treat brain metastasis have traditionally been limited to surgical resection, whole brain radiation therapy, or stereotactic radiosurgery, either individually or in combination. It is important to put the treatment in the context of the prognosis for patients with brain metastases.

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Neurosurg Clin N Am

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1558-1349

Publication Date

January 2011

Volume

22

Issue

1

Start / End Page

87 / vii

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Neoplasm Metastasis
  • Humans
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Brain Neoplasms
  • Antineoplastic Protocols
 

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Abd-El-Barr, M. M., Rahman, M., & Rao, G. (2011). Investigational therapies for brain metastases. Neurosurg Clin N Am, 22(1), 87–vii. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nec.2010.08.008
Abd-El-Barr, Muhammad M., Maryam Rahman, and Ganesh Rao. “Investigational therapies for brain metastases.Neurosurg Clin N Am 22, no. 1 (January 2011): 87–vii. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nec.2010.08.008.
Abd-El-Barr MM, Rahman M, Rao G. Investigational therapies for brain metastases. Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2011 Jan;22(1):87–vii.
Abd-El-Barr, Muhammad M., et al. “Investigational therapies for brain metastases.Neurosurg Clin N Am, vol. 22, no. 1, Jan. 2011, pp. 87–vii. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.nec.2010.08.008.
Abd-El-Barr MM, Rahman M, Rao G. Investigational therapies for brain metastases. Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2011 Jan;22(1):87–vii.
Journal cover image

Published In

Neurosurg Clin N Am

DOI

EISSN

1558-1349

Publication Date

January 2011

Volume

22

Issue

1

Start / End Page

87 / vii

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Neoplasm Metastasis
  • Humans
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Brain Neoplasms
  • Antineoplastic Protocols