title: Efficacy and toxicity of 153samarium-EDTMP in painful breast cancer bone metastases.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to assess the usefulness of (153)samarium-ethylene-diamino-tetramethylene phosphonic acid ((153)Sm-EDTMP, a beta and gamma emitter) treatment in the palliation of painful bone metastases from breast cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  43 women (aged 41-79, mean 60 years) with bone-disseminated breast cancer and bone pain refractory to opioid analgesics received (153)Sm-EDTMP. Karnofsky performance status, pain score (numeric rating scale), analgesic score (World Health Organisation) and blood count were evaluated before treatment and 1 and 3 months after the treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Significant pain relief was observed in 51 and 42% of the patients, mild relief in 30 and 30%, and no effect in 19 and 28% of the patients 1 and 3 months after administration, respectively. Mild and transient bone marrow suppression was observed as a side effect of (153)Sm-EDTMP treatment. None of the patients showed grade 4 haematological toxicity and only 1 patient showed grade 3 (National Cancer Institute common toxicity criteria). The majority of patients had grade 1 or 2 haematological toxicity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  (153)Sm-EDTMP treatment is effective and safe in bone pain palliation in breast cancer. 3 months after administering (153)Sm-EDTMP, pain relief to varying degrees was observed in 72% of patients.The haematological toxicity after (153)Sm-EDTMP treatment was mild and transient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Hradec Kralove, Sokolska 581, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic. dolezal@fnhk.cz
authors.forename: Jiri
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dolezal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001855:Bone Marrow Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000556:secondary*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000528:radiation effects; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; C061972:samarium Sm-153 lexidronam