Treatment status and progresses of limited brain metastasis in non-small cell lung cancer / 实用肿瘤学杂志

ABSTRACT

The single brain metastases of lung cancer is defined as limited brain metastases .Mechanism of brain metastasis from lung cancer remains to be further studied .Based on surgery ,radiotherapy ,and chemother-apy,the comprehensive treatment on limited brain metastasis of non -small cell lung cancer gets a better result , however ,the indications for combination therapy must be strictly controlled .Increasing radiation doses of local tumor area,followed by whole-brain radiotherapy,can improve tumor local control rate and prolong overall sur-vival.Prophylactic irradiation of whole brain showed no evidence on prolonging the overall survival .For patients with poor general state,targeted drugs combined with whole brain radiotherapy can be tolerated well ,as well as prolonged the overall survival to ertain extent .