Yüksel Ürün: Celiac plexus radiosurgery offers promising pain relief for advanced cancer
Yüksel Ürün shared on X:
“Phase 2 trial shows celiac plexus radiosurgery offers promising pain relief for advanced cancer.
Among 125 patients with upper GI cancers, 53% experienced partial pain relief at 3 weeks post-treatment with a single 25 Gy dose.
Common side effects were abdominal pain (28%) and fatigue (18%). ”
Authors: Yaacov R Lawrence, Marcin Miszczyk, Laura A Dawson, Dayssy Alexandra Diaz Pardo, Artur Aguiar, Dror Limon, Raphael M Pfeffer, Michael Buckstein, Aisling S Barry, Tikva Meron, Adam P Dicker, Jerzy Wydmański, Camilla Zimmermann, Ofer Margalit, David Hausner, Ofir Morag, Talia Golan, Galia Jacobson, Sergey Dubinski, Teo Stanescu, Ronen Fluss, Laurence S Freedman, Maoz Ben-Ayun, Zvi Symon.
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Yüksel Ürün is a Medical Oncology professor at Ankara University School of Medicine in Turkey. His research focuses on genitourinary cancers, covering epidemiology, diagnosis, biomarkers, meta-analysis, and treatment outcomes. His dedication to patient care and research inspires positive change in the medical field.