Clinical Study

Does Time between Imaging Diagnosis and Initiation of Radiotherapy Impact Survival after Whole-Brain Radiotherapy for Brain Metastases?

Table 2

Median survival after whole-brain radiotherapy (WBRT). All values are 0.29 or worse.

GroupMedian survival from WBRTMedian survival from diagnosis

Interval < 12 days2.6 months2.8 months
Interval ≥ 12 days2.5 months3.3 months
Start within 1 week2.3 months2.4 months
Start during week 22.2 months2.6 months
Start during week 32.7 months3.3 months
Start after > 3 weeks2.8 months4.2 months