Targeted Therapies for Driver Gene Mutation-positive Lung Cancer Patients with Brain Metastasis.
10.3779/j.issn.1009-3419.2019.11.06
- Author:
Wenqian LI
1
;
Rilan BAI
1
;
Jiuwei CUI
1
Author Information
1. Cancer Center, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Brain metastasis;
Driver gene mutations;
Lung neoplasms;
Targeted therapy
- From:
Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer
2019;22(11):719-726
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Brain is the most common site of lung cancer metastasis, and the incidenceis are higher if patients have driver gene mutation. Patients with brain metastasis have a poor prognosis; further, different treatment methods affect the disease status and prognosis. In recent years, with the development of precision medicine, gradual progress has been made in treatments for lung cancer patients with brain metastasis, especially for those with driver gene mutations. This review first highlights the challenges of brain metastasis treatments, and then summarizes the research progress regarding targeted therapies for patients with driver gene mutation-positive lung cancer and brain metastasis. This review could help guide clinical decision making for individualized treatment in daily clinical practice.
