Table 3.

Management of symptomatic versus asymptomatic brain metastases

Treatment	Overall, n (%)	Asymptomatic, n (%)	Symptomatic, n (%)	P value
No treatment	39 (18.3)	0 (0)	4 (11.4)	1
Steroids	32 (82.1)	0 (0)	32 (91.4)	<.001
Prior immunotherapy	10 (25.6)	0 (0)	10 (28.6)	.56
Active immunotherapy	3 (7.7)	0 (0)	3 (8.6)	1
Stereotactic radiosurgery alone	18 (46.2)	4 (100)	14 (40.0)	.04
Surgery	9 (35.3)	0 (0)	9 (25.7)	.56
Hospitalization for brain met	23 (59.0)	0 (0)	23 (65.7)	.02
Whole brain radiation therapy	8 (20.5)	0 (0)	8 (22.9)	.56