Palliative Radiation Therapy for Bone Metastases in Neuroendocrine Neoplasms

Purpose: Bone metastases are reported in 10% to 12% of patients with neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs) and can lead to pain and skeletal-related events (SREs), resulting in diminished quality of life and functional status. In other solid tumors with bone metastases, radiation therapy (RT) is an establ...

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Main Authors: Michelle Guan, BS, Ingrid He, MD, Michael Luu, MPH, John David, MD, Jun Gong, MD, Veronica R. Placencio-Hickok, PhD, Robert S. Reznik, MD, Richard Tuli, MD, PhD, Andrew E. Hendifar, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-07-01
Series:Advances in Radiation Oncology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452109419300454