Published March 2019 | Version v1
Journal article

Validity of a Recently Proposed Prognostic Grading Index, Brain Metastasis Velocity, for Patients With Brain Metastasis Undergoing Multiple Radiosurgical Procedures

  • 1. Katsuta Hospital Mito GammaHouse, Hitachi-naka (Japan)
  • 2. Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University Medical Center East, Tokyo (Japan)
  • 3. Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba (Japan)
  • 4. Tsukuba Clinical Research and Development Organization, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba (Japan)
  • 5. Department of Neurosurgery, Rakusai Shimizu Hospital, Kyoto (Japan)
  • 6. Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo (Japan)
  • 7. Department of Neurological Surgery, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba (Japan)

Description

This study of our patients with brain metastasis who underwent multiple stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) procedures aimed to validate whether the recently proposed prognostic grading system, brain metastasis velocity (BMV), is generally applicable. The BMV scores the cumulative number of new brain metastases that developed after the first SRS divided by time (years) since the initial SRS. Patients were categorized into 3 classes by their BMV scores (ie, ≤3, 4-13, and ≥14).

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.ijrobp.2018.10.036;
PII
S0360301618339257;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics
Journal Volume
103
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 631-637
ISSN
0360-3016
CODEN
IOBPD3

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
55060891
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
BRAIN; METASTASES; PATIENTS; RADIOTHERAPY; SURGERY
Descriptors DEC
BODY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; MEDICINE; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; ORGANS; RADIOLOGY; THERAPY

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Copyright (c) 2018 Published by Elsevier Inc.