Split‐course radiotherapy (8 fractions, 30 Gy) vs short‐course radiotherapy (16 Gy
Ambulation · adults with metastatic extradural spinal cord compression (poor prognosis, no spinal instability or bony impingement of cord)
Split‐course radiotherapy (8 fractions, 30 Gy) showed no clear difference in ambulation One month after treatment compared with short‐course radiotherapy (2 fractions, 16 Gy) (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Interventions for the treatment of metastatic extradural spinal cord compression in adults 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 1.02 [0.9, 1.15]1 study · 276 participantsModerate