Single versus multiple session stereotactic body radiotherapy for spinal metastasis: the risk-benefit ratio.
Single versus multiple session stereotactic body radiotherapy for spinal metastasis: the risk-benefit ratio. Redmond KJ, Sahgal A, Foote M, Knisely J, Gerszten PC, Chao ST, Suh JH, Sloan AE, Chang EL, Machtay M, Lo SS. Future Oncol. 2015;11(17):2405-15. doi: 10.2217/fon.15.160. Epub 2015 Sep 15. PMID: 26369361
Veterans Healthcare Administration (VHA) National Palliative Radiotherapy Taskforce Update
The Veterans Healthcare Administration (VHA) National Palliative Radiotherapy Taskforce formed in 2012 with the aim of researching and advancing palliative care within the VHA. The taskforce has since expanded and made meaningful progress. Through a series of survey studies, the group has measured practice patterns across the 39 (soon to be 40) VHA facilities that provide radiation therapy to Veterans with cancer at the end of life. Efforts have focused on evaluating prescriptions that are preferred for the palliation of bone metastases, spinal cord compression, and brain metastases. Studies have also evaluated the availability of palliative care services and advanced radiation technologies within the VHA for management of both palliative and definitive cases. A number of abstracts and papers have resulted from this work: Gutt et al. “Management of Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression among Veterans Health Administration Radiation Oncologists.” American Society for Therapeutic Radiation Oncology, San Antonio, TX, Oct 2015. [...]
SPRO Annual Meeting 2015 at ASTRO in San Antonio
On October 18, the Society for Palliative Radiation Oncology (SPRO) held its annual meeting in San Antonio, TX, in conjunction with the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting. Dr. Stephen Lutz welcomed everyone to the meeting and reviewed the initiatives that have been undertaken since SPRO was formally introduced one year before. He then introduced speakers in three categories: Research, Education, and Advocacy. For clinical research, Dr. Chad Tang from MD Anderson presented the Prognostic Index for Spine Metastases (PRISM), a measure that aims to categorize patients with excellent or poor prognosis following stereotactic spine radiosurgery and to help identify the rationale for single or multiple fraction regimens. The PRISM score categorizes gender, Karnofsky Performance Score, prior surgery, previous radiotherapy to the affected site, number of organ system involved with metastasis, solitary versus multiple spine metastases, and time from diagnosis to discovery of metastasis. The PRISM model allows [...]
Palliative Radiation Therapy: Utilization of Advanced Technologies
Palliative Radiation Therapy: Utilization of Advanced Technologies. Both volumes should be published in Q3 2015 and the links to volume 1 and volume 2 are here: https://www.novapublishers.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=53929&osCsid=66dbd9fbf4c4a6c8fe3e843773398f05 https://www.novapublishers.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=53930&osCsid=66dbd9fbf4c4a6c8fe3e843773398f05
The Care Planning Act of 2015
We are looking for input some verbiage regarding the specific usefulness of palliative radiotherapy to put into the Care Planning Act of 2015. Please feel free to review the PDF downloads. Care Planning Act One-Pager Care Planning Text Care Planning Act Section by Section
