Letter to the Editor regarding “Questionable indication for postoperative radiotherapy after surgery for metastases of the major long bones”: A cautionary note on methodology and analysis

Shing Fung Lee; Joel A. Finkelstein; Peter J. Hoskin; Dirk Rades; Eva Oldenburger; Tracy A. Balboni; Daniel E. Roos; Hans Kreder; Eric L. Chang; Samuel Ryu; Amal Khoury; Kristopher Dennis; Candice Johnstone; Sara R. Alcorn; Charles B. Simone; Stephanie Brown; Jonas Willmann; Joanne M. van der Velden; Mateusz Spałek; Yvette M. van der Linden; Joanna Kazmierska; Nicolaus Andratschke; Emily J. Martin; Michael Chao; Hany Soliman; Kenny Kwan; Raymond C.H. Yau; Shengji Yu; Zhenfeng Li; Albert Yee; Ningning Lu; Xin Xin Zhang; Gavin P. Jones; W. L. Chan; Adrian W. Chan; Chung Ming Chan; Agata Rembielak; Gustavo N. Marta; Vassilios Vassiliou; Saverio Caini; Edward Chow; Henry C.Y. Wong

doi:10.1016/j.jbo.2026.100757

Letter to the Editor regarding “Questionable indication for postoperative radiotherapy after surgery for metastases of the major long bones”: A cautionary note on methodology and analysis

Shing Fung Lee
, Joel A. Finkelstein
, Peter J. Hoskin
, Dirk Rades
, Eva Oldenburger
, Tracy A. Balboni
, Daniel E. Roos
, Hans Kreder
, Eric L. Chang
, Samuel Ryu
, Amal Khoury
, Kristopher Dennis
, Candice Johnstone
, Sara R. Alcorn
, Charles B. Simone
, Stephanie Brown
, Jonas Willmann
, Joanne M. van der Velden
, Mateusz Spałek
, Yvette M. van der Linden

Joanna Kazmierska, Nicolaus Andratschke, Emily J. Martin, Michael Chao, Hany Soliman, Kenny Kwan, Raymond C.H. Yau, Shengji Yu, Zhenfeng Li, Albert Yee, Ningning Lu, Xin Xin Zhang, Gavin P. Jones, W. L. Chan, Adrian W. Chan, Chung Ming Chan, Agata Rembielak, Gustavo N. Marta, Vassilios Vassiliou, Saverio Caini, Edward Chow, Henry C.Y. Wong

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University of Lübeck
KU Leuven
Harvard University
Royal Adelaide Hospital
Adelaide University
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Tel Aviv University
University of Ottawa
Medical College of Wisconsin
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
New York Proton Center
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
University of Zurich
Leiden University
Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organization (IKNL)
Maria Sklodowska-Curie Institute of Oncology
Greater Poland Cancer Centre
University of Medical Sciences Poznan
University of California at Los Angeles
Ringwood Private Hospital
University of Melbourne
The University of Hong Kong
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
UMass Memorial Medical Group
Provincial Health Services Authority
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Hospital Sirio-Libanes
Latin American Cooperative Oncology Group (LACOG)
Bank of Cyprus Oncology Centre
Institute for the Study and Prevention of Cancer
Princess Margaret Hospital Hong Kong

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Original language	English
Article number	100757
Journal	Journal of Bone Oncology
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbo.2026.100757
State	Accepted/In press - 2026

Keywords

Advanced cancer
Bone metastases
Radiotherapy
Surgery

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Lee, S. F., Finkelstein, J. A., Hoskin, P. J., Rades, D., Oldenburger, E., Balboni, T. A., Roos, D. E., Kreder, H., Chang, E. L., Ryu, S., Khoury, A., Dennis, K., Johnstone, C., Alcorn, S. R., Simone, C. B., Brown, S., Willmann, J., van der Velden, J. M., Spałek, M., ... Wong, H. C. Y. (Accepted/In press). Letter to the Editor regarding “Questionable indication for postoperative radiotherapy after surgery for metastases of the major long bones”: A cautionary note on methodology and analysis. Journal of Bone Oncology, Article 100757. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbo.2026.100757

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AU - Hoskin, Peter J.

AU - Rades, Dirk

AU - Oldenburger, Eva

AU - Balboni, Tracy A.

AU - Roos, Daniel E.

AU - Kreder, Hans

AU - Chang, Eric L.

AU - Ryu, Samuel

AU - Khoury, Amal

AU - Dennis, Kristopher

AU - Johnstone, Candice

AU - Alcorn, Sara R.

AU - Simone, Charles B.

AU - Brown, Stephanie

AU - Willmann, Jonas

AU - van der Velden, Joanne M.

AU - Spałek, Mateusz

AU - van der Linden, Yvette M.

AU - Kazmierska, Joanna

AU - Andratschke, Nicolaus

AU - Martin, Emily J.

AU - Chao, Michael

AU - Soliman, Hany

AU - Kwan, Kenny

AU - Yau, Raymond C.H.

AU - Yu, Shengji

AU - Li, Zhenfeng

AU - Yee, Albert

AU - Lu, Ningning

AU - Zhang, Xin Xin

AU - Jones, Gavin P.

AU - Chan, W. L.

AU - Chan, Adrian W.

AU - Chan, Chung Ming

AU - Rembielak, Agata

AU - Marta, Gustavo N.

AU - Vassiliou, Vassilios

AU - Caini, Saverio

AU - Chow, Edward

AU - Wong, Henry C.Y.

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