Faculty

Elizabeth Yan, M.D.

Clinical Studies

MC167C: Neo-adjuvant Vs. Post-operative Stereotactic Radiosurgery For Operative Metastatic Brain Tumors Rochester, Minn., Scottsdale/Phoenix, Ariz., Jacksonville, Fla.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether there is an increase in the time of a first occurrence of either: local recurrence, leptomeningeal disease, or symptomatic radiation brain necrosis in patients with brain metastases who receive SRS prior to surgery as compared to patients who receive surgery prior to SRS.

A Phase III Trial Of Stereotactic Radiosurgery Compared With Whole Brain Radiotherapy (WBRT) For 5-15 Brain Metastases Jacksonville, Fla., Rochester, Minn.
The purpose of this study is to compare stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) to whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) in patients with 5 or more brain metastases.