@article{JSS4704,
author = {Patrick D. Kelly and Scott L. Zuckerman and Khoi D. Than and Albert Attia and Jerry J. Jaboin},
title = {Metastatic spine disease in lung cancer patients: national patterns of radiation and surgical care},
journal = {Journal of Spine Surgery},
volume = {5},
number = {3},
year = {2019},
keywords = {},
abstract = {Background: Lung cancer is the most common source of spinal metastases. As our treatment of spinal metastases evolves, national trends in radiation therapy (RT), including spinal stereotactic neurosurgery, have yet to been established.
Methods: We performed a retrospective review of lung cancer patients within the National Cancer Database (NCDB) between 2004 and 2014 who received radiation to the vertebral column.
Results: A total of 29,144 lung cancer patients received either external beam RT (EBRT), stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), or particle-based RT to the spine. EBRT was the most common modality throughout all years, though SRS use increased over time (Spearman’s rank correlation, P},
issn = {2414-4630}, url = {https://jss.amegroups.org/article/view/4704}
}