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Authors
- Rupesh Kotecha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6927-0402)
- Justin Sporrer
- Amy Starosciak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5647-3868)
- Mukesh Roy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4199-6716)
- Muni Rubens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1812-9753)
- Minesh P. Mehta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4812-5713)
- Rosa Quintana de la Cruz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0838-3774)
- Haley Appel
- Omer Gal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5140-9362)
- Matthew D. Hall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8768-3577)
- Maria Carolina Avendano
- Alex Kudryashev
- Cristina I. Pow-Sang
- Dilanis Perche
- Brian J. Schiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6215-0077)
- A. Pimentel
- Ana Botero
- Fabiana Milosevic
Institutions
- Baptist Hospital of Miami (US)
- Florida International University (US)
- Miami Heart Research Institute (US)
- The Cardiac and Vascular Institute (US)
- Miami Transplant Institute (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neuro-Oncology
- Published
- 2025-10-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/neuonc/noaf231
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Management of metastatic bone disease
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01