A phase III international randomised trial comparing single with multiple fractions for re-irradiation of painful bone metastases: National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group (NCIC CTG) SC 20

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 125-128

  Chow, Edward ^a   Hoskin, Peter J ^b   Wu, Jackson ^c   Roos, D ^d   van der Linden, Y ^e   Hartsell, William ^f   Vieth, R ^a   Wilson, C ^g   Pater, J ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MOUNT VERNON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e Radiotherapeutisch Instituut Friesland   (Netherlands)

^f Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital   (United States)

^g QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ANALGESIA; BONE METASTASIS; CANADA; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER PAIN; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RESEARCH; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

BONE NEOPLASMS; CLINICAL TRIALS, PHASE III; DOSE FRACTIONATION; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 31644437065     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2005.11.014     Document Type: Editorial

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