World Journal of Oncology, ISSN 1920-4531 print, 1920-454X online, Open Access
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Original Article

Volume 1, Number 4, August 2010, pages 158-166

Role of Radionuclide Therapy as Adjuvant to Palliative External Beam Radiotherapy for Painful Multiple Skeletal Metastasis

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. The overall survival.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Progression free survival.
Figure 3.
Figure 3. Overall survival irrespective of the treatment group.
Figure 4.
Figure 4. Progression free survival irrespective of the treatment group.

Tables

Table 1. The Patients’ Characteristics
 
Characteristicn%
Age(35-82)
Sex
  Female2060.6
  Male1339.4
Primary
  Breast + Prostate1442.4
  Others1957.6
ECOG
  ≤ 21030.3
  > 22369.7
Pain Score
  ≤ 41030.3
  > 42369.7
Analgesic score
  ≤ 42472.7
  >41133.3

 

Table 2. Overall Symptomatic Response
 
ECOGPain ScoreAnalgesic Score
RT: radiotherapy; RN: radionuclide.
Pre RT vs Post RT0.0030.0000.002
Post RT vs Post RN0.1570.0670.020
Pre RT vs Post RN0.0080.0000.001

 

Table 3. Symptomatic Improvement Based on Primary Diagnosis
 
Breast + ProstateOther
RT: radiotherapy; RN: radionuclide.
Pre Treatment vs Post RT20%7.7%
Pre RT vs Post RN57.1%25%
Post RT vs Post RN50%18.2%