August 2023 Issue of Neurosurgical Focus: “Update on Brain Metastases”

Newswise — Rolling Meadows, IL (August 1, 2023). The August issue of Neurosurgical Focus (Vol. 55, No. 2
https://thejns.org/focus/view/journals/neurosurg-focus/55/2/neurosurg-focus.55.issue-2.xml) presents sixteen articles on the newest research about brain metastases.

Topic Editors: Manish K. Aghi, Priscilla K. Brastianos, Albert H. Kim, Steven N. Kalkanis, Joerg-Christian Tonn

The August issue of Neurosurgical Focus includes a range of articles presenting the most recent research and information on the management of brain metastases. The Topic Editors “hope that this issue allows readers to consider advancements in the management of this disease and to identify knowledge gaps to address in future studies and clinical trials in an area in need of improved therapies.”

Contents of the August issue: 

• “Introduction. Update on brain metastases” by Manish K. Aghi et al.
• “Association between systemic treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy in renal cell carcinoma and reduced risk of brain metastasis development” by Mark Damante et al.
• “Epidemiology and survival outcomes of synchronousand metachronous brain metastases: a retrospective population-based study” by Kelly Jiang et al.
• “Prophylactic cranial irradiation effect on survival in patients with small cell lung cancer: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis” by Seyed Farzad Maroufi et al.
• “Two-stage radiosurgery for large brain metastases: a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical outcomes” by Fernando Terry et al.
• “Stereotactic radiosurgery for distant brain metastases secondary to esthesioneuroblastoma: a single-institution series” by Aroosa Zamarud et al.
• “Stereotactic radiosurgery for sarcoma metastases to the brain: a single-institution experience” by Aroosa Zamarud et al.
• “Preoperative frailty and 30-day mortality after resection of brain metastases: a multicenter surgical registry analysis of 11,038 patients” by Georgios P. Skandalakis et al.
• “Comparison of preoperative versus postoperative treatment dosimetry plans of single-fraction stereotactic radiosurgery for surgically resected brain metastases” by Stephanie K. Cheok et al.
• “Brain metastasis resection: the impact of fluorescence guidance (MetResect study)” by Karl-Michael Schebesch et al.
• “MR-guided focused ultrasound–induced blood-brain barrier opening for brain metastasis: a review” by Giovanni Grasso et al.
• “Surgical management of brain metastasis from ovarian cancer: a systematic review and case series” by Meredith C. Costello et al.
• “Treatment outcome of metastasis to the pituitary gland: a case series of 21 patients with pathological diagnosis” by Sukwoo Hong et al.
• “Association of CDKN2A alterations with increased postoperative seizure risk after resection of brain metastases” by Daniel D. Cummins et al.
• “Genomic alterations associated with rapid progression of brain metastases” by Amalie S. V. Uggerly et al.
• “Survival and quality of life after CSF diversion in adult patients with leptomeningeal metastasis–associated hydrocephalus: a systematic review and meta-analysis” by Jasneet Dhaliwal et al.
• “The role of the dura mater in cerebral metastases” by Francesca M. Cozzi et al.

Please join us in reading this month’s issue of Neurosurgical Focus.

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Embargoed Article Access and Author/Expert Interviews: Contact JNSPG Director of Publications Gillian Shasby at [email protected] for advance access and to arrange interviews with the authors and external experts who can provide context for this research.

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