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. 2018 Oct 7;19(10):3054. doi: 10.3390/ijms19103054
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WBRT Whole brain radiation therapy
SRS Stereotactic radiosurgery
ICI Immune checkpoint inhibitors
CNS Central nervous system
RPA Recursive partitioning analysis
KPS Karnofsky Performance Status
DS-GPA Diagnosis Specific–Graded Prognostic Assessment
Gy Gray
LC Local control
OS Overall survival
MRI Magnetic resonance imaging
RT Radiation therapy
LINAC Linear accelerator
NCCN National Comprehensive Cancer Network
APC Antigen presenting cells
MHC Major histocompatibility complex
CTLA-4 Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4
dsDNA Double-stranded deoxyribonucleic acid
STING STimulator of INterferon Genes
DC Dendritic cells
IFN Interferon
ICD Immunogenic cell death
ATP Adenosine triphosphate
TGF-β Transforming growth factor β
Tregs T regulatory cells
TAMs Tumor associated macrophages
DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid
FDA Food and Drug Administration
PD-1 Programmed death cell protein 1
PD-L1 Programmed death ligand-1
NSCLC Non-small cell lung cancer
RCC Renal cell carcinoma
CRC Colorectal cancer
HCC Hepatocellular carcinoma
SCLC Small cell lung cancer
BBB Blood brain barrier
VLA-4 Very late antigen-4
LFA-1 Leukocyte-function-associated antigen-1
H Histology
M Melanoma
N Total number of patients
NR Not reported
USA United States of America