Ten years disease-free survival after solitary brain metastasis from breast cancer

Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology

Volumn 122, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 570-572

  Nieder, Carsten ^a   Walter, Karin ^a   Nestle, Ursula ^a   Schnabel, Klaus ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain metastases; Breast cancer; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

TAMOXIFEN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN RADIATION; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURVIVAL; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 0029814206     PISSN: 01715216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01213556     Document Type: Article

References (17)

1. Boogerd W, Vos VW, Hart AAM, Baris G (1993) Brain metastases in breast cancer; natural history, prognostic factors and outcome. J Neuro-Oncol 15: 165-174
2. Coia LR (1992) The role of radiation therapy in the treatment of brain metastases. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 23: 229-238
3. Di Stefano A, Yong Yap H, Hortobagyi GN, Blumenschein GR (1979) The natural history of breast cancer patients with brain metastases. Cancer 44: 1913-1918
4. Egawa S, Tukiyama Y, Akine Y (1986) Radiotherapy of brain metastases. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 12: 1621-1625
5. Gaast A van der, Alexieva-Figusch J, Vecht C, Verweij J, Stoter G (1990) Complete remission of a brain metastasis to third-line hormonal treatment with megestrol acetate. Am J Clin Oncol 13: 507-509
6. Kamby C, Sorensen PS (1988) Characteristics of patients with short and long survivals after detection of intracranial metastases from breast cancer. J Neuro-Oncol 6: 37-45
7. Kiricuta IC, Kölbl O, Willner J, Bohndorf W (1992) Central nervous system metastases in breast cancer. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 118: 542-546
8. Kocher M, Müller RP, Staar S, Degroot D (1995) Long-term survival after brain metastases in breast cancer. Strahlenther Onkol 171: 290-295
9. Nieder C, Niewald M, Schnabel K, Berberich W (1994) Value of surgery and radiotherapy in the treatment of brain metastases. Radiat Oncol Invest 2: 50-55
10. Noordijk EM, Vecht CJ, Haaxma-Reiche H, Padberg GW, Voormolen JHC, Hoekstra FH, Tans JTJ, Lambooij N, Metsaars JAL, Wattendorff AR, Brand R, Hermans J (1994) The choice of treatment of single brain metastasis should be based on extracranial tumor activity and age. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 29: 711-717
11. Paterson AHG, Agarwal M, Lees A, Hanson J, Szafran O (1982) Brain metastases in breast cancer patients receiving adjuvant chemotherapy. Cancer 49: 651-654
12. Pors H, Eyben FE von, Sorensen OS, Larsen M (1991) Long-term remission of multiple brain metastases with tamoxifen. J NeuroOncol 10: 173-177
13. Smalley SR, Schray MF, Laws ER, O'Fallon JR (1987) Adjuvant radiation therapy after surgical resection of solitary brain metastasis: association with pattern of failure and survival. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 13: 1611-1616
14. Vecht CJ, Haaxma-Reiche H, Noordijk EM, Padberg GW, Voormolen JHC, Hoekstra FH, Tans JTJ, Lamhooij N, Metsaars JAL. Wattendorff AR, Brand R, Hermans J (1993) Treatment of single brain metastasis: radiotherapy alone or combined with neurosurgery? Ann Neurol 33: 583-590
15. West J, Maor M (1980) Intracranial metastases: behavioral patterns related to primary site and results of treatment by whole-brain irradiation. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 6: 11-15
16. Zedeler K, Keiding N, Kamby C (1992) Differential influence of prognostic factors on the occurrence of metastases at various anatomical sites in human breast cancer. Statist Med 11: 281-294
17. Zimm S, Wampler GL, Stablein D, Hazra T, Young HF (1981) Intracerebral metastases in solid-tumor patients: natural history and results of treatment. Cancer 48: 384-394