Palliative radiation therapy (RT) for prostate cancer patients with bone metastases at diagnosis: A hospital‐based analysis of patterns of care, RT fractionation scheme, and overall survival

Palliative radiation therapy (RT) for prostate cancer patients with bone metastases at diagnosis: A hospital‐based analysis of patterns of care, RT fractionation scheme, and overall survival

Abstract Prostate cancer (PCa) is one of the most common malignancies associated with bone metastases, and palliative radiation therapy (RT) is an effective treatment option. A total of 2641 patients were identified with PCa and bone metastases at diagnosis from 2010 to 2014 in the NCDB. Fractionati...

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Main Authors: Benjamin W. Fischer‐Valuck, Brian C. Baumann, Anthony Apicelli, Yuan James Rao, Michael Roach, Mackenzie Daly, Maria C. Dans, Patrick White, Jessika Contreras, Lauren Henke, Hiram Gay, Jeff M. Michalski, Christopher Abraham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-09-01
Series:Cancer Medicine
Subjects:
metastatic prostate cancer
National Cancer Database
palliative radiation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.1655
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