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- 1Study Finds Proliferative Pause Could Help Prevent Brain Metastasis▼Proliferative Pause Reveals Window to Prevent Brain Metastasis
Researchers report that a 'proliferative pause' — a dormant phase cancer cells enter before spreading — may offer a critical window to intervene and stop brain metastasis before it takes hold. The findings, covered by Inside Precision Medicine, suggest targeting cells during this quiet period could prevent secondary brain tumours, a major cause of death in patients with advanced cancers such as breast cancer and melanoma.
- 2Radiotherapy trials shape future brain metastasis treatments▼Radiotherapy trials shape future treatments of brain metastases
New clinical trials of radiotherapy are informing how brain metastases will be treated in the future, according to Physics World. The trials are exploring how best to deliver radiation to patients whose cancer has spread to the brain, with results expected to guide clinical practice. Medical physicists and oncologists are watching the outcomes closely as they could change standard care.