title: Palliation of painful bone metastases: Strontium-89.
abstract: Most patients with bony metastases experience painful symptoms. Strontium-89 isotope therapy is an alternative to traditional hemibody radiation in cases of multiple, diffuse metastases. Generally given as a single i.v. slow-push infusion, relief begins in one to three weeks, peaks at six weeks, and has a mean duration of 12 months. Up to 22 percent of patients are pain-free at three months.
authors.affiliation: Housecall Hospice of Upper East Tennessee, Rogersville, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baumrucker
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods*; D013326:Strontium Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D013326:Strontium Radioisotopes