Questionable indication for postoperative radiotherapy after surgery for metastases of the major long bones: A single-centre cohort study of 552 fractures/526 patients
In this cohort, PORT was associated with a significantly increased risk of tumour related failure in patients treated with a prosthesis. There was no significant effect in the osteosynthesis subgroup. Our results indicate that there is no clear evidence for the universal use of PORT.
Authors
- P. Tsagkozis
- Adele Kastensson
- Jessica Ehne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5979-2036)
- Rikard Wedin
Institutions
- Karolinska University Hospital (SE)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of bone oncology
- Published
- 2026-02-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbo.2026.100746
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Management of metastatic bone disease
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 39.15