title: Spontaneous regression of thoracic metastases while progression of brain metastases after stereotactic radiosurgery and stereotactic body radiotherapy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma: abscopal effect prevented by the blood-brain barrier?
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, The Methodist Hospital, Research Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Hiromichi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ishiyama
authors.forename: Bin S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Teh
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chiang
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tann
authors.forename: Angel I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Blanco
authors.forename: Arnold C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Paulino
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Amato
mesh_terms: D001812:Blood-Brain Barrier; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009365:Neoplasm Regression, Spontaneous; D011859:Radiography; D016634:Radiosurgery; D012074:Remission Induction; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome