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- Title
Regression after whole-brain radiation therapy for brain metastases correlates with survival and improved neurocognitive function.
- Authors
Li, Jing; Bentzen, Soren M; Renschler, Markus; Mehta, Minesh P
- Abstract
Brain metastasis (BM) is a major cause of suffering and health costs in cancer patients. Whole-brain radiation therapy (WBRT) offers tumor shrinking and palliation in many cases, but it has been speculated that these benefits may be outweighed by adverse effects on neurocognitive function (NCF).
- Publication
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2007, Vol 25, Issue 10, p1260
- ISSN
1527-7755
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1200/JCO.2006.09.2536