Palliative Radiation Treatment in Patients Managed With Advanced/Interventional Pain Therapy such as Pump-delivered Continuous Opioids

Palliative radiotherapy was feasible in this setting, but given the short median survival and high likelihood of treatment during the last month of life, patient selection and choice of fractionation regimen should be optimized. The record review identified several patients who experienced worthwhile pain relief, sometimes leading to conversion of pain therapy back to non-invasive oral or transdermal application.