The results of palliative radiotherapy in 50 unselected cases of bone metastases
Sabtizer, H.; Boller, B.; Kogelnik, H.D.
Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift 89(1): 14-15
1977
ISSN/ISBN: 0043-5325 PMID: 65057 Document Number: 121616
A report is given on the results achieved in the palliative treatment of bone metastases by means of conventional radiotherapy in fifty unselected patients with different types of primary tumours. 14 % showed and excellent response and in 56 % a good result was obtained. In 14 % of the patients the treatment was unsuccessful, while in 16 % it was not possible to complete therapy because of the poor general condition of the patients. The response was independent of the histology or localization of the primary tumour.