2019
Brain Metastasis From Renal-Cell Carcinoma: An Institutional Study
Suarez-Sarmiento A, Nguyen KA, Syed JS, Nolte A, Ghabili K, Cheng M, Liu S, Chiang V, Kluger H, Hurwitz M, Shuch B. Brain Metastasis From Renal-Cell Carcinoma: An Institutional Study. Clinical Genitourinary Cancer 2019, 17: e1163-e1170. PMID: 31519468, DOI: 10.1016/j.clgc.2019.08.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRCC brain metastasesRecurrence-free survivalRenal cell carcinomaBrain metastasesOverall survivalClinical trialsAdvanced renal cell carcinomaCentral nervous system treatmentClear cell renal cell carcinomaMedian overall survivalSingle institution experienceGood local controlKaplan-Meier methodAggressive therapyCNS recurrenceTreatment eraCumulative incidenceExtracranial metastasesMetastatic diseaseSystemic therapyInitial presentationLocal therapyClinical symptomsRCC patientsCell carcinoma
2013
Survival and Intracranial Control of Patients With 5 or More Brain Metastases Treated With Gamma Knife Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Raldow AC, Chiang VL, Knisely JP, Yu JB. Survival and Intracranial Control of Patients With 5 or More Brain Metastases Treated With Gamma Knife Stereotactic Radiosurgery. American Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2013, 36: 486-490. PMID: 22706180, DOI: 10.1097/coc.0b013e31825494ef.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKarnofsky performance statusMore brain metastasesMedian overall survivalOverall survivalBrain metastasesRecurrence-free survivalStereotactic radiosurgeryWhole-brain radiation treatmentGamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgeryNumber of metastasesProportional hazards regressionGamma knife treatmentIntracranial controlOnly significant variableFree survivalIntracranial failurePerformance statusHazards regressionSurveillance imagingHistorical controlsDisease progressionRetrospective analysisPatientsFirst treatmentMetastasis