2010
Radiosurgery alone for 5 or more brain metastases: expert opinion survey.
Knisely JP, Yamamoto M, Gross CP, Castrucci WA, Jokura H, Chiang VL. Radiosurgery alone for 5 or more brain metastases: expert opinion survey. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2010, 113 Suppl: 84-9. PMID: 21121790, DOI: 10.3171/2010.8.gks10999.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKarnofsky Performance Scale scoreBrain metastasesPerformance Scale scoreStereotactic radiosurgeryClinical factorsScale scoreUse of SRSMore brain metastasesOligometastatic brain metastasesInternational Stereotactic Radiosurgery SocietySystemic disease controlFinal study sampleCharacteristics of physiciansMetastasis locationPatient characteristicsInitial treatmentPhysician characteristicsUnivariate analysisMedian numberClinician's approachMetastasisSRS outcomesSan FranciscoMultivariate analysisDisease control
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