Single Fraction Radiotherapy (SFRT) versus Multi-Fraction Radiotherapy (MFRT) for Palliation of Painful Vertebral Bone Metastases: Equivalent Efficacy, Less Toxicity, More Convenient. A Subset Analysis of RTOG 97-14

BACKGROUND: RTOG 97-14 revealed no difference between radiation delivered for painful bone metastases at 8Gy/1 fraction (SFRT) and 30Gy/10 fractions (MFRT) in pain relief or narcotic use 3 months post randomization. SFRT for painful vertebral bone metastases (PVBM) has not been well accepted, possib...

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Published in:Cancer
Main Authors: Howell, David D., James, Jennifer L., Hartsell, William F., Suntharalingam, Mohan, Machtay, Mitchell, Suh, John H., Demas, William F., Sandler, Howard M., Kachnic, Lisa A., Berk, Lawrence B.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5746185/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23165743
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cncr.27616
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