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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Use of
153
Sm-EDTMP to relieve pain from bone metastasis in lung cancer
Revue des Maladies Respiratoires, Volume 22, No. 2 C1, Year 2005
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Introduction: The treatment of bone metastasis from lung cancer is palliative in nature with elimination of pain being the primary goal. Management is based on pharmacological methods (steroids, morphine, and pamidronate) and radiotherapy. However, other treatments have been developed including the systemic radiopharmaceutical 153Sm-EDTMP. Case Reports: We report data from 6 lung cancer patients with bone metastases treated with 153Sm-EDTMP. Demographic and therapeutic data, pain evaluation by visual analogue scale (VAS) and change in opioid analgesia requirements (expressed as intravenous morphine equivalent) as well as survival were studied. Pain associated with bone metastasis (median VAS = 8 [7-9], median morphine dose = 167 mg [100-800 mg]) did not significantly improve (median VAS after 153Sm-EDTMP = 8.5 [5-10], median morphine dose after 153Sm-EDTMP = 185 mg [30-2 200 mg]) in this group of patients. Conclusion: Our results combined with current data in the literature concerning the use of this treatment in the treatment of bone pain associated with metastatic lung cancer suggest that at present its use cannot be recommended outside the context of clinical of clinical trials. © 2005 SPLF, tous droits réservés.
Authors & Co-Authors
Ratsimanohatra, H.
Madagascar
Chu Antananarivo
Barlesi, F.
France, Marseille
Aix Marseille Université
France, Marseille
Hôpitaux Sud Ap-hm
France, Marseille
Hôpital Sainte Marguerite
Doddoli, Christophe
France, Marseille
Aix Marseille Université
Robitail, S.
France, Marseille
Hôpital Sainte Marguerite
Gimenez, C.
France, Marseille
Aix Marseille Université
Kleisbauer, J. P.
France, Marseille
Aix Marseille Université
Astoul, Philippe J.
France, Marseille
Aix Marseille Université
Statistics
Citations: 7
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1019/200539978
ISSN:
07618425
Research Areas
Cancer