[Global brain metastases management strategy: a multidisciplinary-based approach]

Abstract

Brain metastases management has evolved over the last fifteen years and may use varying strategies, including more or less aggressive treatments, sometimes combined, leading to an improvement in patient's survival and quality of life. The therapeutic decision is subject to a multidisciplinary analysis, taking into account established prognostic factors including patient's general condition, extracerebral disease status and clinical and radiological presentation of lesions. In this article, we propose a management strategy based on the state of current knowledge and available therapeutic resources.

Keywords: Approche multidisciplinaire; Brain metastases; Global treatment strategy; Multidisciplinary approach; Métastases cérébrales; Stratégie globale de traitement.