Cerebral Metastases: Translational Advances, Evaluation and Management

Cerebral Metastases: Translational Advances, Evaluation and Management, Volume 165 in this ongoing series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume covering many interesting topics, including Molecular Drivers in CNS metastasis, Role of the tumor microenvironment in CNS metastatic disease, Advanced Imaging to improve early diagnosis and evaluate treatment response, Liquid biopsy in early detection of CNS metastasis, Precision medicine approaches to CNS metastatic disease, IMRT/conventional RT, Single and hypofractionated SRS, Brachytherapy for recurrent metastases, LITT for treatment of active brain metastasis and radiation necrosis, and much more.

Other topics covered include Minimally-invasive surgical approaches in the management of brain metastases.

Key features

• Provides the latest information on cancer research and metastasis
• Offers outstanding and original reviews on a range of cancer research topics
• Serves as an indispensable reference for researchers and students alike

Table of contents

1. Molecular Drivers in CNS metastasis
Akanksha Sharma

2. Role of the tumor microenvironment in CNS metastatic disease
Adrienne Boire

3. Advanced Imaging to improve early diagnosis and evaluate treatment response
Javier E. Villanueva-Meyer

4. Liquid biopsy in early detection of CNS metastasis
Rachna Malani

5. Precision medicine approaches to CNS metastatic disease
Seema Nagpal

6. IMRT/conventional RT
Timothy Harris

7. Single and hypofractionated SRS
Jason P. Sheehan, Stylianos Pikis and Georgios Mantziaris

8. Brachytherapy for recurrent metastases
Steve Braunstein

9. LITT for treatment of active brain metastasis and radiation necrosis
Bill Broaddus, Theresa Gammel and Shawn D'Souza

10. Minimally-invasive surgical approaches in the management of brain metastases
Brian Nahed, Nicole Perez and Bryan Choi