The Evolving Landscape of Brain Metastasis.

Metastasis, involving the spread of systemic cancer to the brain, results in neurologic disability and death. Current treatments are largely palliative in nature; improved therapeutic approaches represent an unmet clinical need. However, recent experimental and clinical advances challenge the bleak...

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Authors: Valiente, Manuel, Ahluwalia, Manmeet S, Boire, Adrienne, Brastianos, Priscilla K, Goldberg, Sarah B, Lee, Eudocia Q, Le Rhun, Emilie, Preusser, Matthias, Winkler, Frank, Soffietti, Riccardo
Format: article
Publication Date:2018
Country:España
Institution:Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII)
Repository:Repisalud
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:repisalud.isciii.es:20.500.12105/25875
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/25875
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:brain metastasis
genomics
microenvironment
neurocognition
prevention
therapy
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Summary:Metastasis, involving the spread of systemic cancer to the brain, results in neurologic disability and death. Current treatments are largely palliative in nature; improved therapeutic approaches represent an unmet clinical need. However, recent experimental and clinical advances challenge the bleak long-term outcome of this disease. Encompassing key recent findings in epidemiology, genetics, microenvironment, leptomeningeal disease, neurocognition, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, and prophylaxis, we review preclinical and clinical studies to provide a comprehensive picture of contemporary research and the management of secondary brain tumors.