Update on the Systematic Review of Palliative Radiotherapy Trials for Bone Metastases

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 112-124

  Chow, E ^a   Zeng, L ^a   Salvo, N ^a   Dennis, K ^a   Tsao, M ^a   Lutz, S ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY   (Canada)

^b Blanchard Valley Regional Cancer Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone metastases; Palliative radiotherapy; Randomised trials; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ACUTE TOXICITY; ARTICLE; BONE METASTASIS; BONE PAIN; DERMATITIS; DIARRHEA; FATIGUE; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; LETHARGY; MANTEL HAENSZEL TEST; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATHOLOGIC FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RETREATMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINE METASTASIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING;

BONE NEOPLASMS; DOSE FRACTIONATION; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84856619689     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: 14332981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2011.11.004     Document Type: Article

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