Tag: Cancer: Bone
Recommendations Issued for Palliative RT for Symptomatic Bone Mets
RT recommended for managing pain from bone metastases and spine metastases with or without spinal cord or cauda equina compression
Momelotinib Yields Clinically Significant Improvement in Myelofibrosis
Significantly greater proportion of patients reported 50 percent or greater reduction in total symptom score with momelotinib versus danazol
ASTRO: Ultra-High-Dose Radiotherapy Feasible for Extremity Bone Mets
Pain relief reported at eight of 12 sites targeted with FLASH; complete response reported at six of 12 sites
Jaw Osteonecrosis Tied to Treatment for Bone Metastases
Cancer type, oral health, and frequency of dosing for zoledronic acid linked to risk for osteonecrosis of the jaw
Public Insurance Tied to Lower Cancer Survival in Young Patients
Findings seen among patients <40 years with bone or soft tissue sarcomas, regardless of disease stage
Senior CA Patients Also Benefit From Palliative Radiotherapy
Benefit of palliative radiation for bone metastasis across age groups; older age should not preclude tx
Researchers Urge Radiotherapy for All Patients With Bone Mets
Patients responding to radiotherapy have greater reduction in pain and greater improvements in QOL
