The effect of whole-brain radiation (WBI) and Karnofsky performance status (KPS) on survival of patients receiving stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for second brain metastatic event

D. R. Brown,Rachelle Lanciano,C. Heal,A.L. Hanlon,Jun Yang,Jing Feng,M. Stanley,R. Buonocore,A. Okpaku,William Ding,Stephen Arrigo,John Lamond,Luther W. Brady

The effect of whole-brain radiation (WBI) and Karnofsky performance status (KPS) on survival of patients receiving stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for second brain metastatic event

2017

D. R. Brown
Rachelle Lanciano
C. Heal
A.L. Hanlon
Jun Yang
Jing Feng
M. Stanley
R. Buonocore
A. Okpaku
William Ding
Stephen Arrigo
John Lamond
Luther W. Brady

Objective The objective of the present study is to analyze prognostic factors affecting survival of patients receiving stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for second brain metastatic event (SBME) following initial treatment with whole brain irradiation (WBI), surgical resection, or previous SRS.

Keywords:

Cyberknife
Karnofsky Performance Status
Brain metastasis
Radiosurgery
Nuclear medicine
Medicine
Resection
Surgical oncology
Radiology
initial treatment
Radiation therapy
whole brain irradiation

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