Focused Ultrasound and RadioTHERapy for non-invasive palliative pain treatment in patients with bone metastasis: a study protocol for the three armed randomized controlled FURTHER trial

Focused Ultrasound and RadioTHERapy for non-invasive palliative pain treatment in patients with bone metastasis: a study protocol for the three armed randomized controlled FURTHER trial

Abstract Background Cancer-induced bone pain (CIBP), caused by bone metastases, is a common complication of cancer and strongly impairs quality of life (QoL). External beam radiotherapy (EBRT) is the current standard of care for treatment of CIBP. However, approximately 45% of patients have no adequ...

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Main Authors: Derk J. Slotman, Marcia M. T. J. Bartels, Cyril J. Ferrer, Clemens Bos, Lambertus W. Bartels, Martijn F. Boomsma, Erik C. J. Phernambucq, Ingrid M. Nijholt, Alessio G. Morganti, Giambattista Siepe, Milly Buwenge, Holger Grüll, Grischa Bratke, Sin Yuin Yeo, Roberto Blanco Sequeiros, Heikki Minn, Mira Huhtala, Alessandro Napoli, Francesca De Felice, Carlo Catalano, Alberto Bazzocchi, Chiara Gasperini, Laura Campanacci, Julia Simões Corrêa Galendi, Dirk Müller, Manon N. G. J. A. Braat, Chrit Moonen, Helena M. Verkooijen, on behalf of the FURTHER consortium
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-12-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
(MeSH): Cancer pain
Palliative care
Palliative therapy
Pain management
Neoplasm metastasis
Bone metastases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06942-1

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