Preoperative radiotherapy for appendicular bone metastases: outcomes
Patients treated with preoperative RT do well with minimal operative complications and improvement in reported pain. A randomised clinical trial is warranted to compare outcomes for preoperative and postoperative RT for palliation of bone metastasis requiring orthopaedic intervention.
Authors
- Patrick P. Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1460-4994)
- L. Colbert
- Comron Hassanzadeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8107-2799)
- Robert L. Satcher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3356-4331)
- Jane Pearce (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5743-5249)
- Prasamsa Pandey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7680-189X)
- Justin E. Bird (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7537-3018)
- Alysia Kemp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0670-5103)
- D. Grosshans
- Mote Mitchell
- Aileen Chen
- Shalin Shreyaskumar Patel
Institutions
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care
- Published
- 2026-03-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/spcare-2025-006054
- Primary Topic
- Management of metastatic bone disease
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00