HER2-positive brain metastases treatment
Standard treatment includes local approaches such as whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT), radiosurgery, and neurosurgery.
Apparently, in selected patients, BM can be controlled with multiple lines of systemic therapy similar to extracranial disease. Further investigation of systemic treatment approaches is therefore warranted 1).
Chemotherapy
Stereotactic radiosurgery
Trastuzumab
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