The role of stereotaxic body radiotherapy (sbrt) in the treatment of patients with distant metastases

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DOI:  https://www.doi.org/10.31917/2204282

Current approaches to the treatment of patients with metastatic malignant
tumors have changed significantly over the past decade. Instead of a purely palliative
systemic or just supportive therapy, a large proportion of patients receive an aggressive
local treatment directed not only to the primary tumor, but also to metastatic foci,
and a number of studies demonstrate the advantage of such approach. This review
provides information on the role of radiation therapy as a local method of treatment
of metastatic cancer patients