PURPOSE: To present guidance for patients and physicians regarding the use of
radiotherapy in the treatment of bone metastases according to current published evidence …

Progress in biological cancer characterization, targeted systemic therapies and
multimodality treatment strategies have shifted the goals of radiotherapy for spinal …

Background Conventional external beam radiotherapy is the standard palliative treatment
for spinal metastases; however, complete response rates for pain are as low as 10–20 …

Background. Spinal metastases frequently arise in patients with cancer. Modern oncology
provides numerous treatment options that include effective systemic, radiation, and surgical …

Background Non-randomised trials have reported benefits of kyphoplasty in patients with
cancer and vertebral compression fractures (VCFs). We aimed to assess the efficacy and …

Purpose Vertebral compression fracture (VCF) is increasingly recognized as an adverse
event after spine stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT). We report a multi-institutional study …

Background To report the primary endpoint of a randomized trial comparing pain response
following palliative stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) versus conventionally …

OBJECTIVE An analysis of factors contributing to durable radiographic control of spinal
metastases was undertaken, drawing from a large single-institution database in an attempt …

Purpose The phase 2 component of Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) 0631
assessed the feasibility and safety of spine radiosurgery (SRS) for localized spine …

PURPOSE: Vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) are increasingly observed after spine
stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT). The aim of this study was to determine the risk of …