Home » Psychology news » Is whole-brain radiation still best for brain metastases from small-cell lung cancer?
Is whole-brain radiation still best for brain metastases from small-cell lung cancer?
April 16, 2018 by NewsBot
A new study compares outcomes of 5,752 small-cell lung cancer patients who received whole-brain radiation therapy (WBRT) with those of 200 patients who received stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), finding that the median overall survival was actually longer with SRS (10.8 months with SRS versus 7.1 months with WBRT).