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How would you treat a patient with HER2 positive CNS only progression on fam-trastuzumab which had previously progressed on tucatinib/capecitabine/trastuzumab, and has failed both SRS and WBRT?
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Medical Oncology · H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, University of South Florida
I would present or refer her case to a multidisciplinary tumor board to 1) review her MRI to confirm there is progression vs. therapy changes, 2) see if she is a candidate for resection or irradiation of the progressing lesion (possibly using bevacizumab to reduce risk of radiation necrosis), and 3)...
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Radiation Oncology · Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
What's the definition of 'CNS progression', and does it truly preclude additional RT?
If numerous (> 3, >10, > whatever cut-off people use) intraparenchymal metastases without LMD, should consider repeat SRS, regardless of number of lesions. Here is a case report of 37 lesions treated: Hyde et al., P...