2015
Lung Cancer Brain Metastases
Goldberg SB, Contessa JN, Omay SB, Chiang V. Lung Cancer Brain Metastases. The Cancer Journal 2015, 21: 398-403. PMID: 26389765, DOI: 10.1097/ppo.0000000000000146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung cancer brain metastasesCancer brain metastasesBrain metastasesCentral nervous systemLung cancerSystemic therapyNervous systemIntracranial disease burdenOverall cancer prognosisSystemic therapy optionsExtracranial diseaseSelect patientsLocal therapySignificant morbidityTumor histologyIntracranial metastasesTherapy optionsDisease burdenSurgical techniqueAppropriate treatmentDurable benefitEffective treatmentCancer prognosisPatientsMetastasis
2006
Prognostic factors for survival after stereotactic radiosurgery vary with the number of cerebral metastases
DiLuna ML, King JT, Knisely JP, Chiang VL. Prognostic factors for survival after stereotactic radiosurgery vary with the number of cerebral metastases. Cancer 2006, 109: 135-145. PMID: 17133440, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.22367.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubgroup of patientsStereotactic radiosurgeryBreast cancerGamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgeryNonsmall cell lung carcinomaCommon tumor histologyInitial stereotactic radiosurgeryWhole brain radiationConnecticut Tumor RegistryMultivariate survival analysisTotal tumor volumeCell lung carcinomaBrain metastasesCerebral metastasesMedian survivalMetastasis locationMedian agePrognostic factorsTumor RegistryTumor histologyIntracranial metastasesPatient populationEsophageal cancerIndependent associationLung carcinoma