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How do you treat leptomeningeal carcinomatosis in metastatic breast cancer?

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Medical Oncology · UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

LMD is a challenging clinical scenario. I will consider placement of Ommaya and IT MTX or cytarabine in select patients, generally limited systemic disease and good PS. If any evidence of bulky disease, will check CSF flow study prior to placement. Other options include systemic high dose methotrexa...

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