Strahlentherapie und Onkologie,

Stability and survival analysis of elderly patients with osteolytic spinal bone metastases after palliative radiotherapy

Abstract Purpose This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the stability and fracture rates of osteolytic spinal bone metastases (SBM) in elderly patients following palliative radiotherapy (RT) and to derive prognostic factors for stability and survival. Methods A total of 322 patients aged at least 70 years received palliative RT at two major German academic...

Strahlentherapie und Onkologie

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