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How would you approach a patient with limited stage SCLC who progressed immediately after completing chemoradiation with brain metastasis?

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Radiation Oncology · Yale School of Medicine

For 1-10 brain metastases from SCLC, consider the NRG CC009 clinical trial randomizing between SRS and hippocampal-avoidance WBRT!

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Medical Oncology · University of Nebraska Medical Center

I would recommend radiation to the brain if there is no extracranial progression. I would not start second-line systemic therapy for brain-only progression.

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