Bone cement as a local chemotherapeutic drug delivery carrier in orthopedic oncology: A review

Metastatic bone lesions are common among patients with advanced cancers. While chemotherapy and radiotherapy may be prescribed immediately after diagnosis, the majority of severe metastatic bone lesions are treated by reconstructive surgery, which, in some cases, is followed by postoperative radioth...

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Published in:	Journal of Bone Oncology
Main Authors:	Sunjeev S. Phull, Alireza Rahimnejad Yazdi, Michelle Ghert, Mark R. Towler
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2021-02-01
Subjects:	Metastatic bone cancer Orthopedic surgery Bone cement Antineoplastic drugs Local chemotherapy
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212137420301007