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Surgery plus whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) vs stereotactic radiosurgery plus WBRT

Overall survival · people with single or solitary brain metastasis

Surgery plus whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) showed no clear difference in overall survival compared with stereotactic radiosurgery plus WBRT (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgery versus stereotactic radiotherapy for people with single or solitary brain metastasis 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
HR 0.53 [0.2, 1.42]
1 study · 21 participants
Low

Surgery plus whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) vs stereotactic radiosurgery

Overall survival · people with single or solitary brain metastasis

It is very uncertain whether surgery plus whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) changes overall survival compared with stereotactic radiosurgery (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgery versus stereotactic radiotherapy for people with single or solitary brain metastasis 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
HR 0.92 [0.48, 1.77]
1 study · 64 participants
Very low