Abstract
Aim: Metastatic spinal cord compression (MSCC) is an oncological emergency. Many elderly patients cannot tolerate intensive treatment and need individual approaches accounting for a patient's remaining lifetime. The goal of the present study was to develop a survival score for elderly prostate cancer patients with MSCC. Patients and Methods: Nine characteristics were analyzed in 243 patients: age, performance status, interval from prostate cancer diagnosis until MSCC, affected vertebrae, ambulatory status, further bone lesions, visceral metastases, time developing motor deficits, fractionation schedule. Results: Pre-radiotherapy ambulatory status (p
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 6189-6192 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Anticancer Research |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| State | Published - Nov 1 2015 |
Keywords
- Elderly patients
- Irradiation
- Metastatic epidural spinal cord compression
- Overall survival
- Prostate cancer
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cancer Research
- Oncology
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Rades, D., Conde-Moreno, A. J., Cacicedo, J., Segedin, B., Veninga, T., & Schild, S. E. (2015). Metastatic spinal cord compression: A survival score particularly developed for elderly prostate cancer patients. Anticancer Research, 35(11), 6189-6192.