2017
SURG-06. LASER ABLATION IN STEREOTACTIC NEUROSURGERY (LAISE): A MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF LITT FOR BRAIN METASTASIS
Sloan A, Tatter S, Mohammadi A, Judy K, Prabhu S, Lovick D, Chamoun R, Chiang V, Leuthardt E. SURG-06. LASER ABLATION IN STEREOTACTIC NEUROSURGERY (LAISE): A MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF LITT FOR BRAIN METASTASIS. Neuro-Oncology 2017, 19: vi236-vi236. PMCID: PMC5693010, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nox168.963.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrain metastasesBrain tumorsMedian ECOG performance statusMulti-institutional retrospective analysisECOG performance statusMetastatic brain tumorsMedian survivalPerformance statusMedian ageNeurological deathInoperable tumorsRetrospective databaseTumor locationFrequent primaryRetrospective analysisInvasive proceduresAlternative treatmentPatientsDischarge statusMetastasisGliomasPrevious treatmentLaser interstitial thermotherapyTumorsTreatment
2006
Multivariate analysis identifies factors that affect survival after stereotactic radiosurgery for brain metastases
Diluna M, King J, Knisely J, Bond J, De Lotbiniere A, Chiang V. Multivariate analysis identifies factors that affect survival after stereotactic radiosurgery for brain metastases. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2006, 24: 11500-11500. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2006.24.18_suppl.11500.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCell lung carcinomaStereotactic radiosurgeryBrain metastasesCerebral metastasesSurgical resectionEsophageal cancerLung carcinomaBreast cancerNon-small cell lung carcinomaSmall cell lung carcinomaSystemic controlConnecticut Tumor RegistryLocation of metastasesNumber of metastasesPatient-related factorsTotal tumor burdenSystemic disease controlKaplan-Meier plotsSignificant independent predictorsSurvival dataTotal tumor volumeMedian survivalWorse survivalImproved survivalIndependent predictors