Workshop held in November 2002, manuscripts published as a supplement to the October 2003 issue ofClinical Orthopaedics and Related Research®(CORR)
Advances and Challenges in the Surgical Treatment of Metastatic Bone Disease
The Molecular Basis of Skeletal Metastases
Transforming Growth Factor-Beta in Osteolytic Breast Cancer Bone Metastases
Breast Cancer Metastasis to Bone – It Is Not All About PTHrP
Urokinase Plasminogen Activator System – A Multifunction Role in Tumour Progression and Metastasis
The Mevalonate Synthesis Pathway as a Therapeutic Target in Cancer
Mechanisms of Osteoblastic Metastases – Role of Endothelin-1
NFkappaB – A Pivotal Transcription Factor in Prostate Cancer Metastasis to Bone
Renal Cell Carcinoma Bone Metastasis – Epidermal Growth Factor
Metastatic Bone Disease – Future Directions
Molecular Mechanisms of Bone Metastasis and Therapeutic Implications
Evaluation of the Patient with Carcinoma of Unknown Origin Metastatic to Bone
Validation of cDNA Microarray Analysis to Distinguish Tumor Type Ex Vivo
Diagnosis of Occult Bone Metastases – Positron Emission Tomography
Presentation and Staging of Metastatic Bone Disease
Metastatic Breast Cancer – Overview of Treatment
Biochemical Markers and Skeletal Metastases
Prostate Cancer and Bone Metastases – Medical Treatment
General Principles of External Beam Radiation Therapy for Skeletal Metastases
Metastatic Disease of the Spine – Evaluation and Treatment
Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty for Osteolytic Vertebral Collapse
Acetabular Metastases – Planning for Reconstruction and Review of Results
Treatment of Axial Skeleton Bone Metastases
Critical Evaluation of Mirels’ Rating System for Impending Pathologic Fracture
Risk of Pathologic Fracture – Assessment
Evaluation and Treatment of Metastases to the Humerus
Treatment of Metastatic Disease of the Tibia
Metastatic Disease of the Femur – Surgical Treatment
Cardiopulmonary Complications of Intramedullary Fixation of Long Bone Metastases
Endoprosthetic Reconstructions for Bone Metastases
PMMA to Stabilize Bone and Deliver Antineoplastic and Antiresorptive Agents
Operative Treatment of Long Bone Metastases – Focus on the Femur
Prospective Quality of Life Research in Bony Metastatic Disease