207_Combined course Presentations

Hypofractionation: Palliative radiotherapy

PAIN RELIEF AFTER LOCAL RADIOTHERAPY

Randomized studies with > 100 patients

Pain relief (CR+PR)

Number of patients

Treatment #2

Treatment #1

Study

Tong 1982

146

4 Gy x 5

2.7 Gy x 15 90%/92%

Price 1986

288

8 Gy x 1

3 Gy x 10

85%/85%

Hoskin 1992

270

4 Gy x 1

8 Gy x 1

44%/69%

Rasmusson 1995

217

5 Gy x 3

3 Gy x 10

69%/66%

Nielsen 1998

241

8 Gy x 1

5 Gy x 4

80%/82%

4 Gy x 5 or 3 Gy x 10

BPTWP 1999

765

8 Gy x 1

78%/78%

Steenland 1999

1171

8 Gy x 1

4 Gy x 6

72%/69%