Final results of a prospective study comparing the local control of short-course and long-course radiotherapy for metastatic spinal cord compression.

  • Dirk Rades
  • Marisa Lange
  • Theo Veninga
  • Lukas J A Stalpers
  • Amira Bajrovic
  • Irenaeus A Adamietz
  • Volker Rudat
  • Steven E Schild

Abstract

Many patients with metastatic spinal cord compression (MSCC) live long enough to develop a recurrence in the irradiated spinal area. This is the first prospective study that has compared local control of different radiotherapy schedules for MSCC.

Bibliographical data

Original languageEnglish
Article number2
ISSN0360-3016
Publication statusPublished - 2011
pubmed 20452136