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Multidisciplinary Management of Breast Cancer Brain Metastases.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Zagar, TM; Van Swearingen, AED; Kaidar-Person, O; Ewend, MG; Anders, CK
Published in: Oncology (Williston Park, N.Y.)
October 2016

This review summarizes the most up-to-date approach to the multidisciplinary management of patients with breast cancer brain metastases. A brief overview of the epidemiology and biology of breast cancer brain metastasis is provided. The perspectives of radiation oncology, neurosurgery, and medical oncology-and landmark studies from each discipline-are all discussed. We also offer practical tips to help guide the treating physician, including data on antiseizure medications. Finally, we introduce the concept of a multidisciplinary clinic that combines input from medical and radiation oncology, neurosurgery, and support services, which we developed at the University of North Carolina as a coordinated and optimal approach to the management of patients with this complex disease.

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Amanda Van Swearingen
Author Amanda Van Swearingen  

Published In

Oncology (Williston Park, N.Y.)

ISSN

0890-9091

Publication Date

October 2016

Volume

30

Issue

10

Start / End Page

923 / 933

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Outcome
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Patient Care Team
  • Interdisciplinary Communication
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Disease-Free Survival
  • Disease Progression
  • Decision Trees
  • Critical Pathways
 

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Zagar, T. M., Van Swearingen, A. E. D., Kaidar-Person, O., Ewend, M. G., & Anders, C. K. (2016). Multidisciplinary Management of Breast Cancer Brain Metastases. Oncology (Williston Park, N.Y.), 30(10), 923–933.
Zagar, Timothy M., Amanda E. D. Van Swearingen, Orit Kaidar-Person, Matthew G. Ewend, and Carey K. Anders. “Multidisciplinary Management of Breast Cancer Brain Metastases.” Oncology (Williston Park, N.Y.) 30, no. 10 (October 2016): 923–33.
Zagar TM, Van Swearingen AED, Kaidar-Person O, Ewend MG, Anders CK. Multidisciplinary Management of Breast Cancer Brain Metastases. Oncology (Williston Park, NY). 2016 Oct;30(10):923–33.
Zagar, Timothy M., et al. “Multidisciplinary Management of Breast Cancer Brain Metastases.” Oncology (Williston Park, N.Y.), vol. 30, no. 10, Oct. 2016, pp. 923–33.
Zagar TM, Van Swearingen AED, Kaidar-Person O, Ewend MG, Anders CK. Multidisciplinary Management of Breast Cancer Brain Metastases. Oncology (Williston Park, NY). 2016 Oct;30(10):923–933.

Published In

Oncology (Williston Park, N.Y.)

ISSN

0890-9091

Publication Date

October 2016

Volume

30

Issue

10

Start / End Page

923 / 933

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Outcome
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Patient Care Team
  • Interdisciplinary Communication
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Disease-Free Survival
  • Disease Progression
  • Decision Trees
  • Critical Pathways