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The spine instability neoplastic score (SINS) in the assessment of response to radiotherapy for bone metastases.

E GalliziaG ApicellaT CenaM Di Genesio PagliucaL DeantonioMarco Krengli
Published in: Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico (2017)
The degree of instability, classified according to SINS, resulted to be predictive factor for pain response after radiotherapy. SINS might become a valid tool to identify those patients who can benefit the most from radiotherapy.
Keyphrases
  • early stage
  • locally advanced
  • radiation therapy
  • radiation induced
  • chronic pain
  • squamous cell carcinoma
  • rectal cancer
  • neuropathic pain
  • spinal cord
  • clinical evaluation