Decision Analysis of Stereotactic Radiation Surgery Versus Stereotactic Radiation Surgery and Whole-Brain Radiation Therapy for 1 to 3 Brain Metastases
Lester-Coll N, Dosoretz A, Yu J. Decision Analysis of Stereotactic Radiation Surgery Versus Stereotactic Radiation Surgery and Whole-Brain Radiation Therapy for 1 to 3 Brain Metastases. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2014, 89: 563-568. PMID: 24751412, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2014.03.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole-brain radiation therapyStereotactic radiation surgeryQuality-adjusted life monthsQuality-adjusted life expectancyAdjuvant whole-brain radiation therapyBrain metastasesRadiation therapyRadiation surgeryPerformance statusOmission of whole-brain radiation therapyCompare quality-adjusted life expectancySalvage whole brain radiation therapySurveillance magnetic resonance imagingSide effectsQuality of lifeMarkov decision analysis modelControl intracranial diseaseIntracranial tumor controlPoor performance statusCohort of patientsNeurocognitive side effectsOne-way sensitivity analysesKarnofsky performance statusIntracranial progressionIntracranial relapse