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In light of the recent MSKCC Phase 2 data indicating reduced skeletal events with treatment, how will you approach management of patients with asymptomatic bone mets?

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Radiation Oncology · Radiation Oncology Associates PA

It sounds promising, but there is not enough information about the cohort for me to make an informed assessment. One problem I have is that bone metastases from different primary malignancies really shouldn't be grouped together. It's a good starting point for more investigation, and I look forward ...

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Radiation Oncology · Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

I think the full manuscript will be of strong interest. I do think that seeing the improvement in SRE's even when 'needs RT' was excluded makes it a point worth considering for those protocol defined high-risk patients.

While I do currently already offer 'prophylactic palliation' in the spine for sa...

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