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Palliative appropriateness criteria: external validation of a new method to evaluate the suitability of palliative radiotherapy fractionation
BackgroundRecently, the palliative appropriateness criteria (PAC) score, a novel metric to aid clinical decision-making between different palliative...
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Palliative radiotherapy and the introduction of a Rapid Access Palliative Clinic in a national radiation oncology network
BackgroundPalliative radiotherapy (PRT) is commonly used to treat symptoms of advanced cancer. PRT has been associated with elevated 30-day mortality...
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Palliative radiotherapy for painful non-bone lesions in patients with advanced cancer: a single center retrospective study
PurposeThis retrospective study aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of palliative radiotherapy for painful non-bone lesions in patients with...
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Radiotherapy and palliative care outpatient clinic: a new healthcare integrated model in Italy
BackgroundOn the basis of substantial evidence demonstrate that palliative care combined with standard care improves patient, caregiver, and society...
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Short-term pain control after palliative radiotherapy for uncomplicated bone metastases: a prospective cohort study
This study aimed at evaluating the efficacy of different radiotherapy (RT) fractionation regimens in managing uncomplicated painful bone metastases...
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Prevalence of palliative radiotherapy abstracts presented at the annual scientific meetings of the Canadian Association of Radiation Oncology: 2003–2021
PurposeApproximately half of all radiotherapy (RT) is delivered with palliative intent. Clinical research in palliative RT aims to manage symptoms,...
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Metronomic Chemotherapy After Palliative Radiotherapy in Rare Soft Tissue Sarcomas: An Insight into Radiation Therapy and the Immune Response
Soft tissue sarcomas (STSs) account for less than 1% of the overall human burden of malignant tumors. The intent of treatment in metastatic STSs is...
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Palliative radiotherapy for gastric cancer bleeding: a multi-institutional retrospective study
BackgroundPalliative radiotherapy for gastric cancer bleeding has been reported to be a safe and effective treatment, but predictive factors for...
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Factors affecting local control of bone metastases from radioresistant tumors treated with palliative external beam radiotherapy
BackgroundThis study aimed to evaluate the factors that affect the local control (LC) of bone metastases from radioresistant carcinomas (renal cell...
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Impact of stereotactic body radiotherapy vs palliative radiotherapy on oncologic outcomes of patients with metastatic kidney cancer concomitantly treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors: a preliminary, multicentre experience
PurposeTo explore the benefit yielded by radiotherapy (RT), we report a series of metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) patients treated with...
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A new updated prognostic index for patients with brain metastases (BMs) treated with palliative whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) in the era of precision oncology. METASNCore project
IntroductionPalliative WBRT is the main treatment for multiple BMs. Recent studies report no benefit in survival after WBRT compared to palliative...
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Radiotherapy in metastatic bladder cancer
PurposeTo review available and emerging evidence of radiotherapy for symptom management and disease control in metastatic bladder cancer.
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Reirradiation on spine metastases: an Italian survey on behalf of palliative care and reirradiation study groups of Italian association of radiotherapy and clinical oncology (AIRO)
AimThis survey derived from the collaboration between the Palliative Care and Reirradiation Study Groups of the Italian Association of Radiotherapy...
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Comprehensive assessment during palliative radiotherapy consultation optimizes supportive care for patients with advanced breast cancer
PurposePalliative radiotherapy (PRT) in advanced cancer improves symptom control and quality of life. PRT consultations take place in various...
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NUT midline carcinoma as a primary lung tumor treated with anlotinib combined with palliative radiotherapy: a case report
BackgroundNUT (nuclear protein in testis) midline carcinoma (NMC) is a rapidly progressive tumor arising from midline structures. Recent cases have...
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Palliative Care Needs of Patients with Musculoskeletal Malignancies
Purpose of ReviewThis review aims to assess the literature regarding current treatment options for the palliative care of patients with advanced...
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Radiotherapy for Advanced Esophageal Cancer: from Palliation to Curation
Esophageal cancer is a global health problem, which is 7th most common and 6th most deadly cancer. It has been the era of immuno-oncology for...
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Focused Ultrasound and RadioTHERapy for non-invasive palliative pain treatment in patients with bone metastasis: a study protocol for the three armed randomized controlled FURTHER trial
BackgroundCancer-induced bone pain (CIBP), caused by bone metastases, is a common complication of cancer and strongly impairs quality of life (QoL)....
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Palliative radiotherapy indications during the COVID-19 pandemic and in future complex logistic settings: the NORMALITY model
IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic has challenged healthcare systems worldwide over the last few months, and it continues to do so. Although some...
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Exploring the integration of dentistry within a multidisciplinary palliative care team: does bedside dental care improve quality of life and symptom burden in inpatient palliative care patients?
BackgroundDespite the significant impact of oral problems on the quality of life of palliative care patients, comprehensive studies are lacking. This...
