OBJECTIVE To evaluate the pain-alleviating action, feasibility and efficacy of high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) for palliation of inoperable pancreatic cancer in humans. METHODS Forty patients with advanced pancreatic cancer were treated with HIFU. There were 13 patients with stage III, and 27 patients with stage IV disease. The locations of the tumours were as follows: head of pancre...

Introduction: Bone metastases are the most common cause of cancer-related pain in various primary malignant tumors, most often, breast and prostate. 188Re-hydroxyethylidene diphosphonate (188Re-HEDP) is a new and less expensive bone seeking radiopharmaceutical with favorable physical characteristics of the radionuclide such as short half life of 16.9h, maximal β energy of ...

UNLABELLED This study evaluated the effects of low-dose cisplatin plus 89Sr versus 89Sr alone in the treatment of painful bone metastases from prostate cancer, addressing both pain palliation and cytostatic effects. METHODS Seventy patients with metastatic hormone-refractory prostate cancer were randomized into 2 groups: One group (arm A) received 148 MBq 89Sr plus 50 mg/m(2) cisplatin, and t...

Developing new bone pain palliation agents is a mandate in handling end-stage cancer patients around the world. Possibly, Lu-177 ethylenediaminetetramethylene phosphonic acid ((177)Lu-EDTMP) is a therapeutic agent which can be widely used in bone palliation therapy. In this study, (177)Lu-EDTMP complex was prepared successfully using synthesized EDTMP ligand and (177)LuCl3. Lu-177 chloride was ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Percutaneous cryoablation has emerged as a minimally invasive technique for the management of osseous metastases. The purpose of this study was to assess the safety and effectiveness of percutaneous imaging-guided spine cryoablation for pain palliation and local tumor control for vertebral metastases. MATERIALS AND METHODS Imaging-guided spine cryoablation was performed...

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE To review the efficacy and toxicity of palliative radiotherapy (RT) for symptomatic locally advanced gastric cancer (GC) and to determine the optimal RT schedule for symptom palliation. METHODS We searched MEDLINE and CENTRAL for eligible studies published from 1995 to 2015. Outcomes of interest were relief of bleeding, pain and obstruction. RESULTS Seven non-comparative ...

objective(s): recently, bone-avid radiopharmaceuticals have been shown to have potential benefits for the treatment of widespread bone metastases. although 177lutriethylene tetramine hexa methylene phosphonic acid (abbreviated as 177lu- tthmp), as an agent for bone pain palliation, has been evaluated in previous studies, there are large discrepancies between the obtained results. in this study,...

Skeletal metastases or secondary cancerous lesions in bone, are common in patients suffering from breast, lung and prostate cancer, in the advanced stage of the disease. These metastatic lesions in skeleton, often lead to excruciating pain and other related symptoms such as: lack of mobility, neurological deficits, depression, anxiety, anger, fear of death etc., which adversely affect the quali...