BTOG distributed this EORTC survey to our members and the resulting article has just been published:
Diversity of brain metastases screening and management in non-small cell lung cancer in Europe: Results of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Lung Cancer Group survey
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959804918300819
Highlights
- This EORTC survey found that European BM management is not according to European guidelines.
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BM screening is not uniform, prognostic classifications are not often used, and MUT + NSCLC patients receive more intensive local treatment.
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Efforts in harmonisation of management of BM should be pursued by cancer societies.
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For MUT + NSCLC patients, specific BM guidelines and trials are required.