PO-0775 Palliative lung radiotherapy: audit of prescribing practice and survival analysis

Effect of medical audit on prescription of palliative radiotherapy.

The Glasgow prognostic score: Useful information when prescribing palliative radiotherapy

The purpose of the present retrospective study was to investigate whether a score reflecting systemic inflammatory processes [the Glasgow Prognostic Score (GPS)] provides relevant information for radiation oncologists. GPS is a three-tiered score [0: normal C-reactive protein (CRP) and albumin; 1: one abnormal result; 2: increased CRP and low albumin]. Correlations between disease type and exte...

Palliative Thoracic Radiotherapy for Lung Cancer: What Is the Impact of Total Radiation Dose on Survival?

BACKGROUND Effective symptom palliation can be achieved with low-dose palliative thoracic radiotherapy. In several studies, median survival was not improved with higher doses of radiation. More controversy exists regarding the impact of higher doses on 1- and 2-year survival rates. Therefore, a comparison of survival outcomes after radiotherapy with different biologically equivalent doses (equi...

Survival and Symptom Relief after Palliative Radiotherapy for Esophageal Cancer

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to assess the 6-months dysphagia-free survival, improvement in swallowing function, complication rate, and overall survival in patients with incurable esophageal cancer treated with palliative radiotherapy. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed data from 139 patients (median age 72 years) with advanced/recurrent incurable esophageal cancer, who were referred to...

Patterns of practice in palliative radiotherapy in Africa - case revisited.

AIMS To investigate patterns of practice in palliative radiotherapy in Africa. MATERIALS AND METHODS Fifteen centres in Africa provided detailed information about radiotherapy in both metastatic and locally advanced disease via a questionnaire. Information included general information (institution status, equipment, staff, patient number), radiotherapy and other treatment characteristics in b...