Systemic therapy for brain metastases

• Published in: Critical reviews in oncology/hematology Vol. 142; pp. 44 - 50
• Main Authors: Rick, Jonathan W, Shahin, Maryam, Chandra, Ankush, Dalle Ore, Cecilia, Yue, John K., Nguyen, Alan, Yagnik, Garima, Sagar, Soumya, Arfaie, Saman, Aghi, Manish K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.10.2019
• Subjects: Brain Neoplasms - pathology; Brain Neoplasms - therapy; Breast cancer; Breast Neoplasms - secondary; Breast Neoplasms - therapy; Humans; Lung cancer; Lung Neoplasms - secondary; Lung Neoplasms - therapy; Melanoma; Melanoma - secondary; Melanoma - therapy; Metastasis; Systemic therapy; Systemic therapy; Breast cancer; Metastasis; Lung cancer; Melanoma

Metastases from cells outside of the central nervous system are the most common cancer found in the brain and are commonly associated with poor prognosis. Although cancer treatment is improving overall, central nervous system metastases are becoming more prevalent and require finesse to properly tre...