- Patients with known brain metastases must either meet the additional criteria and enroll as part of the Progressive Brain Metastases Cohort, or have clinically controlled neurologic symptoms, defined as surgical excision and/or radiation therapy followed by 14 days of stable neurologic function prior to registration; patients with previously incidentally discovered or asymptomatic brain metastasis(es) must receive surgical excision and/or radiation therapy prior to registration; patients with progressive brain metastases following prior treatment are not eligible for the Standard Cohort, but may be considered for the Progressive Brain Metastases Cohort