Fig. 3From: Whole brain radiation therapy plus focal boost may be a suitable strategy for brain metastases in SCLC patients: a multi-center studyOverall survival analyses according to treatment group in matched patients after propensity score matching. The plots showed significant survival benefit of whole brain radiation therapy plus focal radiation boost (WBRT+boost) in 140 matched patients, compared to whole-brain radiation therapy (WBRT) alone (17.9 vs 11.7 months; P = 0.045; Fig. 3a). WBRT+boost group also resulted in significant survival advantage over stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) groups among 140 matched patients (21.8 vs 12.9 months; P = 0.040; Fig. 3b)Back to article page