Treatment of bone pain secondary to metastases using samarium-153-EDTMP

Treatment of bone pain secondary to metastases using samarium-153-EDTMP

CONTEXT: More than 50% of patients with prostate, breast or lung cancer will develop painful bone metastases. The purpose of treating bone metastases is to relieve pain, reduce the use of steroids and to maintain motion. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the use of samarium-153-EDTMP (153Sm-EDTMP) for the trea...

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Main Authors: Elba Cristina Sá de Camargo Etchebehere, Carlos Araújo Cunha Pereira Neto, Mariana Cunha Lopes de Lima, Allan de Oliveira Santos, Celso Darío Ramos, Cleide Maria Silva, Edwaldo Eduardo Camargo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
Subjects:
Samarium
Pain
Metastasis
Breast cancer
Prostate cancer
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