Palliative radiotherapy for painful bone metastases: short-course or long-course?
Ann Palliat Med
; 1(1): 78-80, 2012 Apr.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25841432
ABSTRACT
For patients of bony metastases, the survival time becomes much longer as the anti-tumor strategies developed. External beam radiotherapy is effective for pain-relieving. The appropriate fractionation scheme for the most effective regimen of palliative radiotherapy to treat bone metastases is still in debate. This article reviews the prospective randomized trials comparing short-course or long-course regimens of palliative radiotherapy for painful bone metastases.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Type of study:
Clinical_trials
Language:
En
Journal:
Ann Palliat Med
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
China