Journal of International Oncology ›› 2013, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (11): 864-866.doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-422X.2013.11.019

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188Re-HEDP for palliation of pain from bone metastases

NIU  Yu-Jie, ZHANG  He-Long   

  1. Department of Oncology, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi′an 710038, China
  • Online:2013-11-08 Published:2013-10-15
  • Contact: ZHANG He-long, E-mail: cnxazhl@163.com E-mail:cnxazhl@163.com

Abstract: 188Re-HEDP  is a bisphosphonate which preferentially incorporates into the sites of bone metastases. It interacts with bone metabolism, suppresses the activity of osteolysis, and gathers in tumor bone metastases. Recently, researches show that 188ReHEDP has some advantages for palliation of bone metastasisrelated pain because of its favorable physicochemical and biological characteristics. 188ReHEDP radioisotopes therapy will be an effective method for bone metastatic tumors.

Key words: Rhenium, Radiotherapy, Neoplasm metastasis, Bone neoplasms