Update of the systematic review of palliative radiation therapy fractionation for bone metastases

SE Rich, R Chow, S Raman, KL Zeng, S Lutz… - Radiotherapy and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Purpose Radiation therapy is an effective modality for pain management of symptomatic
bone metastases. We update the previous meta-analyses of randomized trials comparing …

Update on the systematic review of palliative radiotherapy trials for bone metastases

E Chow, L Zeng, N Salvo, K Dennis, M Tsao, S Lutz - Clinical oncology, 2012 - Elsevier
AIMS: To update previous meta-analyses of randomised palliative radiotherapy trials
comparing single fractions versus multiple fractions. MATERIALS AND METHODS: All …

[BUKU][B] WHO guidelines for the pharmacological and radiotherapeutic management of cancer pain in adults and adolescents

World Health Organization - 2018 - apps.who.int
Cervical cancer is one of the gravest threats to women's lives. It is estimated that over a
million women worldwide currently have cervical cancer. Most of these women have not …

Palliative radiotherapy for bone metastases: an ASTRO evidence-based guideline

S Lutz, L Berk, E Chang, E Chow, C Hahn… - International Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To present guidance for patients and physicians regarding the use of
radiotherapy in the treatment of bone metastases according to current published evidence …

Microwave ablation: principles and applications

CJ Simon, DE Dupuy, WW Mayo-Smith - Radiographics, 2005 - pubs.rsna.org
Microwave ablation is the most recent development in the field of tumor ablation. The
technique allows for flexible approaches to treatment, including percutaneous, laparoscopic …

International Myeloma Working Group recommendations for the treatment of multiple myeloma–related bone disease

E Terpos, G Morgan, MA Dimopoulos… - Journal of clinical …, 2013 - ascopubs.org
Purpose The aim of the International Myeloma Working Group was to develop practice
recommendations for the management of multiple myeloma (MM)–related bone disease …

Palliative radiotherapy trials for bone metastases: a systematic review

E Chow, K Harris, G Fan, M Tsao… - Journal of Clinical …, 2007 - ascopubs.org
Purpose The objective is to update previous meta-analyses with a systematic review of
randomized palliative radiotherapy (RT) trials comparing single fractions (SFs) versus …

Randomized trial of short-versus long-course radiotherapy for palliation of painful bone metastases

WF Hartsell, CB Scott, DW Bruner… - Journal of the …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Background: Radiation therapy is effective in palliating pain from bone metastases. We
investigated whether 8 Gy delivered in a single treatment fraction provides pain and narcotic …

Malignant bone pain: pathophysiology and treatment

S Mercadante - Pain, 1997 - Elsevier
The presence of bone metastases predicts the presence of pain and is the most common
cause of cancer-related pain. Although bone metastases do not involve vital organs, they …

Cancer pain: a review of epidemiology, clinical quality and value impact

N Nathan J, E Shereef M, A Ricardo H - Future Oncology, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Cancer-related pain, reported by more than 70% of patients, is one of the most common and
troublesome symptoms affecting patients with cancer. Despite the availability of effective …