Publication | Assessment tool | Time after SBRT (Change of pain in % of patients compared to the number of patients reporting pain at baseline) | |||
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Comito (2017) | NRS | 1 month improvement in 82% (62% analgesics suspended, 10% analgesics reduced by 50%, 10% analgesics reduced by 20%) | 3 months improvement in 82% (62% analgesics suspended, 10% analgesics reduced by 50%, 10% analgesics reduced by 20%) | ||
Gurka (2013) | QLQ-PAN26 | directly after radiotherapy improvement 50%, no change 20%, worsening 30% | 1 month improvement 63%, no change 12%, worsening 25% | ||
Herman (2015), Rao (2016) | QLQ-PAN26 | 4–6 weeks improvement 100% | 4 months return to baseline 100% | ||
Hoyer (2005) | CTCAE | Baseline 54% pain ≥ 2 | 2 weeks 71% pain ≥ 2 | 3 months 94% pain ≥ 2 80% on morphine | Later on some transient improvement |
Ji (2020) | NRS | Baseline 4.6 ± 1.3 | 4 weeks 2.5 ± 2.1 | 2 months3.0 ± 2.4 | 3 months3.1 ± 2.4 |
Jumeau (2018) | CTCAE | 1 month improvement 36%, worsening 14% (of initially pain-free) | |||
Liauw (2020) | NRS | 8/15 patients had pain before SBRT, 5/8 (63%) had pain response after SBRT | |||
Macchia (2012) | VAS | 4 weeks improvement 44% (reduction of pain medication 22%) | |||
Ryan (2018) | unknown | 3 months improvement 73% | |||
Shen (2010) | VAS | 3 months improvement 100% | |||
Tozzi (2013) | NRS | 1 month improvement 100% (64% analgesics suspended, 27% analgesics reduced by 50%, 9% analgesics reduced by 20%), worsening 10% (of initially pain-free) |