Identifying patients with malignant spinal cord compression (MSCC) near end of life who can benefit from palliative radiotherapy

Abstract Background A previous score predicted death ≤ 2 months following radiotherapy for MSCC. For patients with a high probability of early death, best supportive care was recommended. However, some of these patients may benefit from radiotherapy regarding preservation or improvement of motor fun...

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Autores principales:	Dirk Rades, Barbara Segedin, Steven E. Schild, Darejan Lomidze, Theo Veninga, Jon Cacicedo
Formato:	Artigo
Lenguaje:	Inglês
Publicado:	BMC 2022-08-01
Colección:	Radiation Oncology
Materias:	Metastatic spinal cord compression End of life Palliative radiotherapy Functional outcomes Prognostic score
Acceso en línea:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13014-022-02117-z
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