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When do you prescribe steroids prior to palliative radiotherapy of bone metastases to prevent pain flare?

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Radiation Oncology · University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine

Thanks for the interesting question. The dexamethasone was given 8mg one hour prior to single fraction radiotherapy (RT), then 8mg po daily with breakfast for four days subsequently (not five days prior to RT). A steroid taper was not utilized. Previous studies by this trial's PI investigated both a...

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