Progress in biological cancer characterization, targeted systemic therapies and
multimodality treatment strategies have shifted the goals of radiotherapy for spinal …

BACKGROUND Vertebral compression fracture (VCF) is a challenging and not infrequent
complication observed following spine stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) …

After liver and lungs, bone is the third most common metastatic site (Nystrom et al., 1977).
Almost all malignancies can metastasize to the skeleton but 80% of bone metastases …

Importance Rising cancer incidence combined with improvements in systemic and local
therapies extending life expectancy are translating into more patients with spinal …

The oligometastatic state is hypothesized to represent an intermediary state of cancer
between widely metastatic disease and curable, localized disease. Advancements in …

Purpose To develop consensus contouring guidelines for postoperative stereotactic body
radiation therapy (SBRT) for spinal metastases. Methods and Materials Ten spine SBRT …

Surgery for spinal metastases remains the mainstay treatment for pain, instability, and
neurological deterioration due to tumor infiltration of the spine. However, several new …

This article is a summary of the revised Dutch multidisciplinary evidence-based guideline
'Spinal metastases'(English translation available at: https://www. oncoline. nl/spinal …

Purpose In patients with spinal instability, cord compression, or neurologic deficits, the
standard of care is surgery followed by radiation therapy (RT). Recurrence rates after …

Purpose We sought to investigate the tumor control probability (TCP) of spinal metastases
treated with stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) in 1 to 5 fractions. Methods and …