Central Nervous System - Refresher 2022
Central Nervous System - Refresher 2022 is organized by American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).
Course opens: 05/09/2021
Course expires: 05/08/2025
Description :
The course reviews the current clinical management of the most commonly malignant and benign adult CNS tumors. This review is followed by an overview of the current clinical practice in the treatment of brain metastases. The speaker reviews the evolving role of stereotactic radiosurgery and whole brain radiotherapy in combination with novel therapeutic agents in the treatment of brain metastases. The presenter discusses in depth the roles of surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy in the management of each of these tumors.
Learning Objectives :
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to do the following:
• Discuss the role of each modality including surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy in managing the major malignant and benign adult primary CNS tumors.
• Describe the new updates of the 5th edition of the WHO Classification of Tumors of the CNS 2021 substantial heterogeneity that exists within these tumor types and understand the prognostic and predictive variables that allow for the selection of the appropriate therapy.
• Discuss key imaging modalities and features to differentiate recurrent tumor and treatment effect.
Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.