Determination of the Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection Role with the Disturbances of Immunoglobulin E (IgE) and Interleukin-33 (IL-33) Concentrations in the Pathogenesis of Asthma and Atherosclerosis in a Sample of Iraqi Patients,
Background: Approximately 10% of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients have brain metastases at presentation. The use of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) has enabled a proportion of patients with oligometastatic brain disease to be offered a radical treatment in conjunction with SRS. We evaluated the outcomes for patients presenting with synchronous brain metastases who received SRS to determine if radical treatment improves survival. Method: 164 patients with NSCLC received SRS for brain metastases between January 2012 and December 2017. This analysis focused on 71 patients who presented synchronously with brain metastases. Electronic patient records were accessed in March 2019 to determine initial extracranial disease treatment and date of death or last follow up. Result: 30 patients received radical treatment (18 radiotherapy alone, 11 chemo-radiotherapy and one surgery) and 24 received palliative treatment (17 chemotherapy, four radiotherapy and three tyrosine kinase inhibitor). 17 patients received no treatment following SRS, either due to death, deterioration in performance status or patient choice. Baseline demographics are presented in table 1.
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