ArticleGlobal spine journal2020
Surgical or Radiation Therapy for the Treatment of Cervical Spine Metastases: Results From the Epidemiology, Process, and Outcomes of Spine Oncology (EPOSO) Cohort.
Article in Global spine journal, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Temporary halo fixation and radiotherapy as alternative to long-construct spondylodesis in patients with multiple unstable cervical metastases.Clinical and translational radiation oncology · 2024Article
- The Clinical Outcomes of Cervical Spine Chordoma: A Nationwide Multicenter Retrospective Study.Neurospine · 2024Article
- Timing of Resection of Spinal Meningiomas and Its Influence on Quality of Life and Treatment.Cancers · 2024Article
- Implant Materials for Anterior Column Reconstruction of Cervical Spine Tumor.Orthopaedic surgery · 2023Review
- Risk-adapted stereotactic body radiotherapy for patients with cervical spinal metastases.Cancer science · 2022Article
- Recent advances and new discoveries in the pipeline of the treatment of primary spinal tumors and spinal metastases: a scoping review of registered clinical studies from 2000 to 2020.Neuro-oncology · 2022Article
- EuroQol-5 dimensions health-related quality of life questionnaire in craniovertebral instability treated with posterior fixation with or without occipital plating: A comparative study with matched datasets.Journal of craniovertebral junction & spineArticle
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Abstract
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designAmbispective cohort study design.
objectivesCervical spine metastases have distinct clinical considerations. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of surgical intervention (± radiotherapy) or radiotherapy alone on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) outcomes in patients treated for cervical metastatic spine tumours.
methodsPatients treated with surgery and/or radiotherapy for cervical spine metastases were identified from the Epidemiology, Process, and Outcomes of Spine Oncology (EPOSO) international multicentre prospective observational study. Demographic, diagnostic, treatment, and HRQOL (numerical rating scale [NRS] pain, EQ-5D (3L), SF-36v2, and SOSGOQ) measures were prospectively collected at baseline, 6 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months postintervention.
resultsFifty-five patients treated for cervical metastases were identified: 38 underwent surgery ± radiation and 17 received radiation alone. Surgically treated patients had higher mean spinal instability neoplastic scores compared with the radiation-alone group (13.0 vs 8.0,
conclusionsSurgically treated cervical metastases patients presented with higher levels of instability, worse baseline pain and HRQOL scores compared with patients who underwent radiotherapy alone. Significant improvements in pain and HRQOL were noted for those patients who received surgical intervention. Limited or no improvements were found in those treated with radiotherapy alone.
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