D N Yeboa, K Woodhouse, S Prabhu, J Li, T Beckham, J S Weinberg, C Wang, I E McCutcheon, T A Swanson, B Y S Kim, S L McGovern, R North, M F McAleer, C Alvarez-Breckenridge, W Jiang, C Ene, C L Ejezie, F Lang, G Rao, S Ferguson
PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S): Postoperative stereotactic radiation therapy/radiosurgery (SRT/SRS) is being evaluated in comparison to Preoperative SRT for brain metastases (mets) in a limited number of prospective clinical trials. Our objective is to address the significant knowledge gap concerning the logistics of preoperative SRT in comparison to postoperative SRT in a randomized controlled study. MATERIALS/METHODS: Patients with brain mets with at least 1 surgically operable met were randomized (1:1) to Preop vs Postop SRT...
October 1, 2023: International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics