A tool to estimate survival of elderly patients presenting with metastatic epidural spinal cord compression (MESCC) from cancer of unknown primary

Dirk Rades; Antonio J. Conde-Moreno; Raquel Garcia; Theo Veninga; Steven E. Schild

A tool to estimate survival of elderly patients presenting with metastatic epidural spinal cord compression (MESCC) from cancer of unknown primary

Dirk Rades, Antonio J. Conde-Moreno, Raquel Garcia, Theo Veninga, Steven E. Schild

Radiation Oncology

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Abstract

Aim: Cancers of unknown primary (CUP) account for about 10% in elderly patients with MESCC. Immediate treatment is indicated. Personalizing treatment for MESCC requires for clear understanding of the patients' survival prognosis. In this case, a tool for estimating survival would be valuable. Patients and Methods: In 104 elderly CUP patients, nine factors were investigated: age, gender, performance score, number of affected vertebrae, ability to walk at presentation for radiotherapy, additional bone metastases, visceral metastases, time developing motor weakness, radiotherapy program. Results: In multivariate analysis, the ability to walk (p=0.011) and visceral metastases (p

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	6219-6222
Number of pages	4
Journal	Anticancer Research
Volume	35
Issue number	11
State	Published - Nov 1 2015

Keywords

Cancer of unknown primary
Elderly
MESCC
Radiation therapy
Survival tool

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Cancer Research
Oncology

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A tool to estimate survival of elderly patients presenting with metastatic epidural spinal cord compression (MESCC) from cancer of unknown primary. / Rades, Dirk; Conde-Moreno, Antonio J.; Garcia, Raquel; Veninga, Theo; Schild, Steven E.

In: Anticancer Research, Vol. 35, No. 11, 01.11.2015, p. 6219-6222.

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