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Vinai Gondi, MD, on Treating Brain Metastases, Preserving Cognitive Function

2018 ASTRO Annual Meeting

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Vinai Gondi, MD, of Northwestern Medicine, discusses the early results of a phase III NRG Oncology trial that suggests a practice change in treating brain metastases: avoiding the hippocampus when delivering whole-brain radiotherapy (Abstract LBA9).



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