Abstract
Background: Nearly 50 % of all patients suffering from renal cell cancer develop metastases during the course of the disease.
Objective: The aim of this article is to describe the options for radiotherapy of metastatic renal cell carcinoma.
Material and methods: A systematic search of the literature for articles on radiotherapy of metastatic renal cell carcinoma was carried out.
Results: A new treatment option for long-term local control especially for oligometastatic patients is high-dose stereotactic radiotherapy. Local control rates are around 80 % or higher; however, moderately hypofractionated radiotherapy remains the treatment of choice for symptomatic patients with multiple brain metastases and for patients in a poor general condition with symptomatic bone or other extracranial metastases. Alleviation of symptoms is achieved in 60–80 %.
| Translated title of the contribution | Radiotherapy of metastasized renal cell carcinoma |
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| Original language | German |
| Journal | Onkologe |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Pages (from-to) | 50-54 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| ISSN | 0947-8965 |
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| Publication status | Published - 01.2014 |
