FDG-PET Predicts Pain Response and Local Control in Palliative Radiotherapy With or Without Systemic Treatment in Patients With Bone Metastasis From Non-small-cell Lung Cancer

In patients with NSCLC osseous metastasis treated with palliative RT, the pre-RT SUVmax predicted the initial pain severity and local control. Moreover, the change in the SUVmax after RT predicted the pain response and local control.