The lancet oncology
The most recent articles from:
Lancet Oncol.
-
The lancet oncology · Jul 2021
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative StudyStereotactic body radiotherapy versus conventional external beam radiotherapy in patients with painful spinal metastases: an open-label, multicentre, randomised, controlled, phase 2/3 trial.
Conventional external beam radiotherapy is the standard palliative treatment for spinal metastases; however, complete response rates for pain are as low as 10-20%. Stereotactic body radiotherapy delivers high-dose, ablative radiotherapy. We aimed to compare complete response rates for pain after stereotactic body radiotherapy or conventional external beam radiotherapy in patients with painful spinal metastasis. ⋯ Canadian Cancer Society and the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council.