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Variation in Practice Patterns of Korean Radiation Oncologists for Spine Metastasis between 2009 and 2014
PURPOSE: The Korean Society of Radiation Oncologists (KOSRO) conducted the Patterns of Care Study (PCS) of radiotherapy (RT) for spine metastases in 2009. The current study was conducted to investigate current practice patterns and compare them with the results of the PCS. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The...
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Korean Cancer Association
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4946360/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26639199 http://dx.doi.org/10.4143/crt.2015.207 |
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author | Yu, Jeong Il Park, Hee Chul Ahn, Yong Chan Chung, Yoonsun Koom, Woong Sub Song, Si Yeol |
author_facet | Yu, Jeong Il Park, Hee Chul Ahn, Yong Chan Chung, Yoonsun Koom, Woong Sub Song, Si Yeol |
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description | PURPOSE: The Korean Society of Radiation Oncologists (KOSRO) conducted the Patterns of Care Study (PCS) of radiotherapy (RT) for spine metastases in 2009. The current study was conducted to investigate current practice patterns and compare them with the results of the PCS. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The survey questionnaire was composed of 10 questions regarding general information and seven questions for each of two clinical scenarios. RESULTS: Fifty-four members of the KOSRO answered at least one question on the web-based questionnaire. The yearly number of patients treated who underwent palliative spine RT was greater than 200 in 14 (25.9%), 51 to 100 in 13 (24.1%), and 31 to 50 in 11 respondents (20.4%). Scenario 1 described a patient presenting with cord compressive spine metastasis in multiple bones and liver metastasis from non-small cell lung cancer. Thirty gray (Gy) in 10 fractions was chosen by 35 respondents (64.8%). Scenario 2 described a case of a single spine metastasis without progression after targeted therapy. Thirty Gy in 10 fractions was chosen by 19 respondents (35.2%), and a single fraction or less than four fractions of stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) were selected by 18 respondents (33.3%). When compared with the 2009 PCS, practice patterns of Korean radiation oncologists had not changed significantly over 5 years, except that SABR emerged as a new treatment modality in the selected population. CONCLUSION: The 2014 PCS demonstrated that multiple fraction RT is still preferred in a considerable proportion of Korean radiation oncologists. |
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spelling | pubmed-49463602016-07-18 Variation in Practice Patterns of Korean Radiation Oncologists for Spine Metastasis between 2009 and 2014 Yu, Jeong Il Park, Hee Chul Ahn, Yong Chan Chung, Yoonsun Koom, Woong Sub Song, Si Yeol Cancer Res Treat Original Article PURPOSE: The Korean Society of Radiation Oncologists (KOSRO) conducted the Patterns of Care Study (PCS) of radiotherapy (RT) for spine metastases in 2009. The current study was conducted to investigate current practice patterns and compare them with the results of the PCS. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The survey questionnaire was composed of 10 questions regarding general information and seven questions for each of two clinical scenarios. RESULTS: Fifty-four members of the KOSRO answered at least one question on the web-based questionnaire. The yearly number of patients treated who underwent palliative spine RT was greater than 200 in 14 (25.9%), 51 to 100 in 13 (24.1%), and 31 to 50 in 11 respondents (20.4%). Scenario 1 described a patient presenting with cord compressive spine metastasis in multiple bones and liver metastasis from non-small cell lung cancer. Thirty gray (Gy) in 10 fractions was chosen by 35 respondents (64.8%). Scenario 2 described a case of a single spine metastasis without progression after targeted therapy. Thirty Gy in 10 fractions was chosen by 19 respondents (35.2%), and a single fraction or less than four fractions of stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) were selected by 18 respondents (33.3%). When compared with the 2009 PCS, practice patterns of Korean radiation oncologists had not changed significantly over 5 years, except that SABR emerged as a new treatment modality in the selected population. CONCLUSION: The 2014 PCS demonstrated that multiple fraction RT is still preferred in a considerable proportion of Korean radiation oncologists. Korean Cancer Association 2016-07 2015-12-02 /pmc/articles/PMC4946360/ /pubmed/26639199 http://dx.doi.org/10.4143/crt.2015.207 Text en Copyright © 2016 by the Korean Cancer Association This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Yu, Jeong Il Park, Hee Chul Ahn, Yong Chan Chung, Yoonsun Koom, Woong Sub Song, Si Yeol Variation in Practice Patterns of Korean Radiation Oncologists for Spine Metastasis between 2009 and 2014 |
title | Variation in Practice Patterns of Korean Radiation Oncologists for Spine Metastasis between 2009 and 2014 |
title_full | Variation in Practice Patterns of Korean Radiation Oncologists for Spine Metastasis between 2009 and 2014 |
title_fullStr | Variation in Practice Patterns of Korean Radiation Oncologists for Spine Metastasis between 2009 and 2014 |
title_full_unstemmed | Variation in Practice Patterns of Korean Radiation Oncologists for Spine Metastasis between 2009 and 2014 |
title_short | Variation in Practice Patterns of Korean Radiation Oncologists for Spine Metastasis between 2009 and 2014 |
title_sort | variation in practice patterns of korean radiation oncologists for spine metastasis between 2009 and 2014 |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4946360/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26639199 http://dx.doi.org/10.4143/crt.2015.207 |
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