Spontaneous regression of thoracic metastases while progression of brain metastases after stereotactic radiosurgery and stereotactic body radiotherapy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma: abscopal effect prevented by the blood-brain barrier?

Clin Genitourin Cancer. 2012 Sep;10(3):196-8. doi: 10.1016/j.clgc.2012.01.004. Epub 2012 Mar 10.

Authors

Hiromichi Ishiyama¹, Bin S Teh, Hua Ren, Stephen Chiang, Anne Tann, Angel I Blanco, Arnold C Paulino, Robert Amato

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiation Oncology, The Methodist Hospital, Research Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA.

PMID: 22409865
DOI: 10.1016/j.clgc.2012.01.004

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Blood-Brain Barrier
Brain Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Brain Neoplasms / secondary*
Brain Neoplasms / surgery
Carcinoma, Renal Cell / diagnostic imaging
Carcinoma, Renal Cell / secondary*
Carcinoma, Renal Cell / surgery
Humans
Kidney Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Kidney Neoplasms / pathology*
Kidney Neoplasms / surgery
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Regression, Spontaneous*
Radiography
Radiosurgery*
Remission Induction
Thoracic Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Thoracic Neoplasms / secondary*
Thoracic Neoplasms / surgery
Treatment Outcome