[Multiple myeloma of the bones. Treatment by 2-stage whole-body irradiation. 7 cases].
Seven patients with high tumoral burden myeloma of bones were treated by two successive hemicorporeal irradiations. This treatment was strikingly effective in providing pain relief which was durable in 3 cases. It might also have reduced the tumoral mass, since partial remission was obtained in 2 cases and lasting normalization of calcaemia in one patient with a non-excreting myeloma. Its haematological side-effects did not seem to exceed those of combined chemotherapy, and its pulmonary toxicity was reduced by using corrected doses.
D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D014916:Whole-Body Irradiation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*
Myélome multiple des os. Traitement par irradiation corporelle totale en deux temps. Sept observations.