Borgelt 1981
| Methods | RCT (2 studies) study 1: enrolled: 155 evaluated: 138 study 2: enrolled: 78 evaluated: 64 |
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| Participants | Inclusion: 1. Brain metastases diagnosed by clinical symptoms and EEG, radioisotope brain scans, arteriograms, pneumoencephalograms, or biopsy Exclusion: ‐medical condition precluding adequate follow up ‐new anti‐cancer treatment within two weeks ‐lesions too numerous ‐symptoms too vague for adequate assessment |
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| Interventions | Study 1: 1000 cGy/1 fr 3000 cGy ‐ 4000 cGy/10‐20 fr Study 2: 1200 cGy/ 2 fr 2000 cGy/5 fr |
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| Outcomes | 1. Survival 2. Improvement in neurologic function (3. Treatment morbidity) | |
| Notes | QS = 2 | |