Radiotherapy for pain: modality of action and indications.

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Date publication

septembre 2013

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr OLIVIER Pierre, Pr PEIFFERT Didier, Dr FAIVRE Jean-Christophe


Tous les auteurs :
Faivre JC, Janvier L, Berger A, Mathias E, Olivier P, Bensadoun RJ, Peiffert D

Résumé

Radiotherapy for pain is a secure and effective treatment. Mechanism of action is hardly known. External beam radiation therapy is a standard treatment for painful uncomplicated bone metastases and/or prevention of morbidity. Stereotactic body radiation therapy can be useful for solitary or oligometastatic spinal bone metastases. Clinician is unfamiliar with radionuclide therapy which is so underused. It is also a secure and effective treatment (alone or associated with external beam radiation therapy) for painful multiple bone uncomplicated metastasis.

Référence

Douleur Analg. 2013 Sep;26(3):152-7.