‘We’re excited’: RFA for pain relief in bone metastases

Prospective study in 200 patients finds effect is durable for up to a year
Reuters Health

Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for the palliative treatment of patients with bone metastases provides rapid and sustained pain relief, according to new research.

The study was presented by lead researcher Dr Jason Levy of Northside Hospital, Atlanta, US at the Society of Interventional Radiology Annual Scientific Meeting.