Dexamethasone for the prophylaxis of radiation-induced pain flare after palliative radiotherapy for bone metastases—a pilot study

Purpose To investigate the efficacy of dexamethasone as a prophylactic adjuvant analgesic to decrease pain flare and to assess its safety and tolerance of dexamethasone. Materials and methods Patients treated with a single 8 Gy for bone metastases took 8 mg dexamethasone before the radiation treatme...
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Autor*in:

Chow, Edward [verfasserIn]

Loblaw, Andrew

Harris, Kristin

Doyle, Meagan

Goh, Philiz

Chiu, Hannah

Panzarella, Tony

Tsao, May

Barnes, Elizabeth A.

Sinclair, Emily

Farhadian, Macey

Danjoux, Cyril

Format:

E-Artikel

Sprache:

Englisch

Erschienen:

2007

Schlagwörter:

Dexamethasone

Pain flare

Bone metastases

Palliative radiotherapy

Anmerkung:

© Springer-Verlag 2007

Übergeordnetes Werk:

Enthalten in: Supportive care in cancer - Berlin : Springer, 1993, 15(2007), 6 vom: 23. Jan., Seite 643-647

Übergeordnetes Werk:

volume:15 ; year:2007 ; number:6 ; day:23 ; month:01 ; pages:643-647

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DOI / URN:

10.1007/s00520-007-0217-z

Katalog-ID:

SPR006577768

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