Open AccessManagement of Metastatic Disease in Campania (MAMETIC): An Observational Multicenter Retrospective and Prospective Trial on Palliative Radiotherapy in an Italian Region. Study Protocol
Author(s) -
Rossella Di Franco,
Marco Cascella,
Mario Fusco,
Valentina Borzillo,
Esmeralda Scipilliti,
Piera Ferraioli,
Eva Iannacone,
Giampaolo De Palma,
Giustino Silvestro,
F. Gherardi,
Sergio Buonopane,
Domingo Alberti,
Giuseppe Totaro,
Roberto Manzo,
Giovanna Guida,
Arturo Cuomo,
Sandro Pignata,
Marilena Di Napoli,
Sabrina Rossetti,
Egidio Celentano,
Anna Crispo,
Maria Grimaldi,
Vincenzo Ravo,
Paolo Muto
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of pain research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888
H-Index - 49
ISSN - 1178-7090
DOI - 10.2147/jpr.s336357
Subject(s) - medicine , observational study , radiation therapy , retrospective cohort study , palliative care , epidemiology , disease , cancer , prospective cohort study , nursing
In the Italian Campania Region, 30.517 new cases of solid cancer have been diagnosed, in 2019. Of those, patients with metastatic disease are up to 20%. This class of patients is extremely diversified and copious, and the offer of radiotherapy may vary in different geographical areas within the same region. The aim of this observational multicenter retrospective and prospective trial is to evaluate the occurrence of metastatic metastatic cancer patients candidates for palliative radiotherapy in several areas of a great Italian region, the management of the disease through RT approaches, and its impact on cancer-related pain and overall HRQoL.