2020
Systemic Therapy for Brain Metastases: Melanoma
Weiss S, Kluger H. Systemic Therapy for Brain Metastases: Melanoma. 2020, 235-244. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-42958-4_16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMelanoma brain metastasesIntracranial response ratesBrain metastasesClinical trialsResponse rateAnti-PD-1 monotherapyCentral nervous system metastasesExtracranial metastatic sitesNervous system metastasesSystemic therapy approachesMultiple clinical trialsSystemic therapySystemic treatmentAdvanced melanomaImmune checkpointsMetastatic sitesTherapeutic challengePatient survivalMetastatic melanomaExtracranial sitesStereotactic radiosurgeryMetastasisMutant BRAFSignificant causeMEK inhibition
2016
Melanoma brain metastases: correlation of imaging features with genomic markers and patient survival
Bordia R, Zhong H, Lee J, Weiss S, Han SW, Osman I, Jain R. Melanoma brain metastases: correlation of imaging features with genomic markers and patient survival. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2016, 131: 341-348. PMID: 27822597, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-016-2305-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMelanoma brain metastasesSignificant prognostic factorsBRAF inhibitor treatmentPercent of lesionsBrain metastasesMedian survivalPrognostic factorsPatient survivalMultiple lesionsInhibitor treatmentT1-weighted hyperintensityBRAF mutation statusT1-weighted hyperintense signalsNumber of lesionsMethods PatientsRetrospective reviewInstitutional databaseLonger survivalHyperintense signalBrain MRIMelanoma metastasesSingle lesionEnhancement patternLarge lesionsLesion size