For a patient with intracranial mets for ES-SCLC who undergoes resection, do you routinely offer post-op SRS to the cavity, or do you proceed with WBRT?
Community PollStarted
For a patient with ES-SCLC and 5 new <1cm brain metastases with partial intrathoracic response to chemotherapy what is your recommendation for intracranial management?
125 physicians have voted
Join Mednetto vote and see how they answered.
1 Answer
Mednet MemberInvited Expert
Radiation Oncology · University of Arizona
Answered on
While Whole Brain Radiation Therapy (WBRT) has been the standard, stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) to the surgical cavity is increasingly being used to minimize neurocognitive decline. However, the issue is especially more nuanced for an ES-SCLC (we don't know whether the primary has been controlled ...
Join for free or sign in to see the full answer