• Overall survival after initial radiotherapy for brain metastases; a population based study of 2140 patients with non-small cell lung cancer 

      Karlsson, Astrid Telhaug; Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen; Omdahl, Therese; Aass, Nina Kathrine; Skovlund, Eva; Hellebust, Taran Paulsen; Johansen, Safora; Kaasa, Stein; Yri, Olav Erich (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Background Brain metastases (BM) occur in about 30% of all patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). BM treatment guidelines recommend more frequent use of stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT). Overall, studies report ...
    • Surgery for brain metastases – real-world prognostic factors’ association with survival 

      Rootwelt, Rebecca; Vik-Mo, Einar Osland; Yri, Olav Erich; Aass, Nina Kathrine; Kaasa, Stein; Skovlund, Eva; Helseth, Eirik; Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen (Journal article, 2021)
      Background Surgical resection of brain metastases (BM) improves overall survival (OS) in selected patients. Selecting those patients likely to benefit from surgery is challenging. The Graded Prognostic Assessment (GPA) ...
    • Surgery for brain metastases—impact of the extent of resection 

      Winther, Rebecca Rootwelt; Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen; Skovlund, Eva; Aass, Nina Kathrine; Helseth, Eirik; Kaasa, Stein; Yri, Olav Erich; Vik-Mo, Einar O. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background Surgical resection of brain metastases improves symptoms and survival in selected patients. The benefit of gross total resection is disputed, as most patients are believed to succumb from their non-CNS tumor ...