Pain response to palliative radiotherapy in bone metastases vs. non-bone lesions: Prospective study
This study suggested palliative radiotherapy is effective for painful non-bone lesions and potential dose-dependency for pain response, highlighting the need for future randomized controlled trials to determine the optimal radiation dose.
Authors
- Tomoki Kitagawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1574-1410)
- Takahiro Aoyama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8423-6509)
- Takeshi Kodaira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7075-8488)
- Yutaro Koide (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8066-8753)
- Shingo Hashimoto
- Hiroyuki Tachibana
- Yurika Shindo
- Masamune Noguchi
Institutions
- Aichi Cancer Center (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Radiotherapy and Oncology
- Published
- 2025-04-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2025.110901
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Management of metastatic bone disease
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.01
Funders
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science