Open AccessEffect of Single-Fraction vs Multifraction Radiotherapy on Ambulatory Status Among Patients With Spinal Canal Compression From Metastatic Cancer
Author(s) -
Peter Hoskin,
Kirsten Hopkins,
Vivek Misra,
Tanya Holt,
R. McMenemin,
Danny Dubois,
Fiona McKinna,
Bernadette Foran,
Krishnaswamy Madhavan,
Carol MacGregor,
Andrew Bates,
N. O’Rourke,
J.F. Lester,
T. Sevitt,
Daniel Roos,
Sanjay Dixit,
Gillian Brown,
Seonaid Arnott,
Sharon Shibu Thomas,
Sharon Forsyth,
Sandy Beare,
Krystyna Reczko,
Allan Hackshaw,
Andre Lopes
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.2019.17913
Subject(s) - medicine , radiation therapy , interquartile range , ambulatory , prostate cancer , cancer , surgery , randomized controlled trial , performance status
Malignant spinal canal compression, a major complication of metastatic cancer, is managed with radiotherapy to maintain mobility and relieve pain, although there is no standard radiotherapy regimen.
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