Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Fast radiation treatment eases bone pain in dogs with limb lesions
By Knapp-Hoch, Heather M et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·2009·Department of Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: An expedited palliative radiation protocol for lytic or proliferative lesions of appendicular bone in dogs.
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Plain-English summary
A group of 58 dogs with painful bone lesions received a quick radiation treatment over two days to help relieve their discomfort. Most dogs (91%) showed improvement within just two days, with pain relief lasting an average of about 99 days. The treatment was well tolerated, and the dogs experienced no significant side effects. On average, the dogs lived for about 179 days after starting the treatment, with those having lesions in the lower forelimb showing better survival rates.
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Abstract
Fifty-eight dogs with lytic or proliferative bone lesions were treated with a radiation protocol of two 8-Gy fractions over 2 consecutive days. The protocol was well tolerated, with no increase in early or late effects over previously published protocols. Forty-three (91%) of 47 dogs responded positively to radiation, with a median time of 2 days to onset of pain relief. Median duration of pain relief was 67 days (range 12 to 503 days; mean 99+/-16 days). Median survival time for all dogs was 136 days (mean 179+/-18 days). Distal radial location was a positive prognostic indicator for survival (P=0.005).
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19122061/