Prognosis can be Predicted by Early Tumor Response to Stereotactic Radiosurgery

Research conducted at the University of North Carolina suggests that the response of a patient with metastatic brain tumors to treatment with stereotactic radiosurgery in the first six-to-twelve weeks can indicate whether follow-up treatments and monitoring are necessary. The study of 52 patients with metastatic brain legions, published in the January issue of the journal iNeurosurgery/i, found that the tumors whose sizes decreased significantly after treatment ...

Read More