Single fraction radiotherapy versus multiple fraction radiotherapy for bone metastases in prostate cancer patients: comparative effectiveness

Frederick Yoon; Gerard C Morton

doi:10.2147/CMAR.S44940

Single fraction radiotherapy versus multiple fraction radiotherapy for bone metastases in prostate cancer patients: comparative effectiveness

Cancer Manag Res. 2014 Nov 25:6:451-7. doi: 10.2147/CMAR.S44940. eCollection 2014.

Authors

Frederick Yoon¹, Gerard C Morton²

Affiliations

¹ Simcoe Muskoka Regional Cancer Centre, Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre, Barrie, ON, Canada.
² Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.

Abstract

External beam radiotherapy (EBRT) is an effective treatment for symptomatic bone metastases from a variety of primary malignancies. Previous meta-analyses and systematic reviews have reported on the efficacy of EBRT on bone metastases from multiple primaries. This review is focused on the comparative effectiveness of single fraction radiotherapy versus multiple fraction radiotherapy for bone metastases in prostate cancer patients.

Keywords: bone; comparative effectiveness; metastases; prostate; radiotherapy.

Publication types

Review