2021
Management of Brain Metastases
Collier E, Chiang V, Goldberg S. Management of Brain Metastases. Current Cancer Research 2021, 115-137. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-74028-3_6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrain metastasesSystemic therapyLocal therapyAsymptomatic brain metastasesNew systemic therapiesSource of morbidityInclusion of patientsMalignant brain tumorsQuality of lifeNew cancer treatmentsSignificant morbidityWorse prognosisPatient survivalCNS diseaseLung cancerClinical trialsBrain tumorsMetastasisNSCLCTherapyCancer treatmentSmall molecule drugsFrequent originMorbidityTreatment
2008
Gamma Knife surgery for the treatment of melanoma metastases: the effect of intratumoral hemorrhage on survival.
Redmond AJ, DiLuna ML, Hebert R, Moliterno JA, Desai R, Knisely JP, Chiang VL. Gamma Knife surgery for the treatment of melanoma metastases: the effect of intratumoral hemorrhage on survival. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2008, 109 Suppl: 99-105. PMID: 19123895, DOI: 10.3171/jns/2008/109/12/s16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGamma Knife surgeryMelanoma metastasesIntratumoral bleedingTime of GKSWhole-brain radiation therapyPost-GKS hemorrhageMelanoma brain metastasesRate of hemorrhageConnecticut Tumor RegistryMalignant melanoma metastaticSurvival of patientsTotal tumor volumeTreatment-specific factorsMelanoma metastaticPosttreatment bleedingAntithrombotic medicationBrain metastasesMetastasis locationOverall survivalSolitary metastasisTumor RegistryTumor burdenWorse prognosisIntracranial metastasesPatient survival