Characteristics and Predictors of Radiographic Local Failure in Patients With Spinal Metastases Treated With Palliative Conventional Radiation Therapy

Purpose: Although local control is an important issue for longer-term survivors of spinal metastases treated with conventional external beam radiation therapy (EBRT), the literature on radiographic local failure (LF) in these patients is sparse. To inform clinical decision-making, we evaluated rates...

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Main Authors: Jie Jane Chen, MD, Adam J. Sullivan, PhD, Diana D. Shi, MD, Monica S. Krishnan, MD, Lauren M. Hertan, MD, MS, Claudia S. Roldan, BA, Mai Anh Huynh, MD, PhD, Alexander Spektor, MD, PhD, M. Mohsin Fareed, MD, Tai Chung Lam, MD, Tracy A. Balboni, MD, MPH
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-05-01
Series:Advances in Radiation Oncology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452109421000233