2020
Beyond an Updated Graded Prognostic Assessment (Breast GPA): A Prognostic Index and Trends in Treatment and Survival in Breast Cancer Brain Metastases From 1985 to Today
Sperduto PW, Mesko S, Li J, Cagney D, Aizer A, Lin NU, Nesbit E, Kruser TJ, Chan J, Braunstein S, Lee J, Kirkpatrick JP, Breen W, Brown PD, Shi D, Shih HA, Soliman H, Sahgal A, Shanley R, Sperduto W, Lou E, Everett A, Boggs DH, Masucci L, Roberge D, Remick J, Plichta K, Buatti JM, Jain S, Gaspar LE, Wu CC, Wang TJC, Bryant J, Chuong M, Yu J, Chiang V, Nakano T, Aoyama H, Mehta MP. Beyond an Updated Graded Prognostic Assessment (Breast GPA): A Prognostic Index and Trends in Treatment and Survival in Breast Cancer Brain Metastases From 1985 to Today. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2020, 107: 334-343. PMID: 32084525, PMCID: PMC7276246, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.01.051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiagnosis-specific prognostic factorsHuman epidermal receptor 2Prognostic factorsMedian survivalBreast-GPABrain metastasesBreast cancerCohort BCohort APrognostic indexReceptor 2Tumor subtypesBreast cancer brain metastasesKaplan-Meier survival estimatesCancer brain metastasesGraded Prognostic AssessmentKarnofsky performance statusLarge contemporary cohortLog-rank testFuture clinical trialsNew prognostic factorsGPA 0Extracranial metastasesPerformance statusBetter prognosis
2009
Diagnosis-Specific Prognostic Factors, Indexes, and Treatment Outcomes for Patients With Newly Diagnosed Brain Metastases: A Multi-Institutional Analysis of 4,259 Patients
Sperduto PW, Chao ST, Sneed PK, Luo X, Suh J, Roberge D, Bhatt A, Jensen AW, Brown PD, Shih H, Kirkpatrick J, Schwer A, Gaspar LE, Fiveash JB, Chiang V, Knisely J, Sperduto CM, Mehta M. Diagnosis-Specific Prognostic Factors, Indexes, and Treatment Outcomes for Patients With Newly Diagnosed Brain Metastases: A Multi-Institutional Analysis of 4,259 Patients. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2009, 77: 655-661. PMID: 19942357, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.08.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAnalysis of VarianceBrain NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCarcinoma, Renal CellCombined Modality TherapyGastrointestinal NeoplasmsHumansKarnofsky Performance StatusKidney NeoplasmsLung NeoplasmsMelanomaMiddle AgedPrognosisRetrospective StudiesSelection BiasSkin NeoplasmsSmall Cell Lung CarcinomaTreatment OutcomeConceptsSignificant prognostic factorsKarnofsky performance statusDiagnosis-specific prognostic factorsNumber of BMSmall cell lung cancerBrain metastasesPrognostic factorsCell lung cancerLung cancerPerformance statusBM patientsRandomized trialsGastrointestinal cancerOnly significant prognostic factorRecurrent brain metastasesFuture randomized trialsRenal cell cancerDS-GPA scoreRenal cell carcinomaExtracranial metastasesMedian survivalCell cancerHistologic typePrognostic indexCell carcinoma