Periodic Reporting for period 1 - METASTRA (COMPUTER-AIDED EFFECTIVE FRACTURE RISK STRATIFICATION OF PATIENTS WITH VERTEBRAL METASTASES FOR PERSONALISED TREATMENT THROUGH ROBUST COMPUTATIONAL MODELS VALIDATED IN CLINICAL SETTINGS)

Cancer patients (2.7M in Europe) with a positive prognosis are exposed to a high incidence of secondary tumours (≈1M). Bone metastases spread to the spine in 30-70% cases, reducing the load bearing capacity of the vertebrae and triggering fracture in 30% cases. Clinicians...