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23 Long-term survivors of brain metastases

Authors :
Jeff Winter
Tatiana Conrad
Barbara-Ann Millar
Catherine Coolens
Paul Kongkham
Archya Dasgupta
Derek S. Tsang
Gelareh Zadeh
David B. Shultz
Jayson Co
Alejandro Berlin
Normand Laperriere
Mark Bernstein
Fabio Y. Moraes
Source :
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques. 45:S4-S5
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2018.

Abstract

Purpose: We identified key clinicopathologic features of brain metastasis (BM) patients who are long-term survivors (LTS). Methods: We screened a prospective database of 1892 patients (treated 2006-2017), identified 92 (5%) who lived > 3 years following BM diagnosis, and performed per patient analyses. Results: Median age at diagnosis of BM was 57 years (range 19-77), 77% were women. The most common tumors were lung (50%), breast (26%), thyroid (7%) and skin (5%). 42% had tumors with drug-targetable oncoproteins (e.g. EGFR mutant) and 15% expressed hormonal receptors. ECOG was

Details

ISSN :
20570155 and 03171671
Volume :
45
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques
Accession number :
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