Combined kyphoplasty and intraoperative radiotherapy (Kypho-IORT) versus external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) for painful vertebral metastases - a randomized phase III study

BACKGROUND: The spine is the most frequent location of bone metastases. Local treatment aims at palliation of pain and, given the increased likelihood of long-term cancer survival, at local control. Kyphoplasty and intraoperative radiotherapy (Kypho-IORT) provided instantaneous pain relief in 70% of...

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Published in:BMC Cancer
Main Authors: Bludau, Frederic, Welzel, Grit, Reis, Tina, Abo-Madyan, Yasser, Sperk, Elena, Schneider, Frank, Clausen, Sven, Ruder, Arne M., Obertacke, Udo, Ghaly, Maged M., Wenz, Frederik, Giordano, Frank A.
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Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2019
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6507138/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31072314
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12885-019-5666-5
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