Evaluation of effectiveness of palliative radiotherapy for bone metastases: a prospective cohort study.

Joanne M van der VeldenYvette M van der LindenAnne L VersteegJorrit-Jan VerlaanA Sophie GerlichBart J PielkenroodNicolien KaspertsHelena M Verkooijen

Published in: Journal of radiation oncology (2018)

Compared to randomized trial populations, palliative radiotherapy in our unselected patients with bone metastases showed similar pain response rates (61%), with a reasonable duration of this effect.

Keyphrases

early stage
locally advanced
palliative care
radiation induced
radiation therapy
chronic pain
advanced cancer
randomized controlled trial
systematic review
pain management
neuropathic pain
rectal cancer
squamous cell carcinoma
spinal cord
genetic diversity