Single‐fraction radiotherapy (8 Gy) vs short‐course radiotherapy (16 Gy
Reduction in analgesic and narcotic use One month after radiation · adults with metastatic extradural spinal cord compression (poor prognosis with visceral metastasis, and no spinal instability or bony…
Single‐fraction radiotherapy (8 Gy) showed no clear difference in reduction in analgesic and narcotic use One month after radiation compared with short‐course radiotherapy (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 0.85 [0.62, 1.16]1 study · 271 participantsModerate