Comparison of pain-relieving effects by number of irradiations, through propensity score matching and the international consensus endpoint.

Yuki AokiMichihiro NakayamaKaori NakajimaMasaaki YamashinaAtsutaka Okizaki

Published in: Reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology (2023)

The combination of propensity score matching and ICE revealed no significant difference in the pain-relieving effects between SF and MF for bone metastases, thus, SF has no significant disadvantage compared to MF in pain-relieving effects.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
spinal cord
clinical practice