Palliative care 2016

Is SRS+WBRT better than WBRT alone?

N=333 pts; 1-3 BMs RTOG 9505

OS

Performance status at 6 months • Significantly improved in SRS+WBRT-arm Use of cortico-steroids at 6 months • Significantly reduced in SRS+WBRT-arm

Andrews et al. Lancet 363 (9422): 1665 (2004) Andrews et al Lancet 2004;363:1665