Based on evidence that radiation-induced damage to the hippocampus plays a considerable role in neurocognitive decline after cranial irradiation, hippocampal-sparing whole brain radiation therapy (HS-WBRT) has been proposed. This study will investigate the neurocognitive function and prognosis between HS-WBRT and conventional WBRT for the treatment of brain metastases from breast cancer.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
120
Affiliated Hospital of Academy of Military Medical Sciences
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
RECRUITINGneurocognitive function
delayed recall using Hopkins Verbal Learning Test
Time frame: 1 years
quality of life
Mini-Mental State Examination
Time frame: 2 years
patient-reported quality of life
Spitzer Quality of Life Index
Time frame: 2 years
time to intracranial progression
Time frame: 2 years
overall survival after brain metastases
Time frame: 2.5 years
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