Abstract:
Objective To evaluate the palliative effect on pain relief in lung cancer patients with bone metastasis treated with 89Sr and 99Tc-MDP, 89Sr and zoledronic acid, and 89Sr alone.
Methods Ninety-five lung cancer patients with bone metastasis were randomly divided into experimental groups A, B, and the control. The control group (33 patients), group A (30 patients), and group B (32 patients) were treated with 89Sr only, 89Sr combined with 99Tc-MDP, and 89Sr combined with zoledronic acid, respectively. Improvements in pain, quality of life, blood routine, and the number of bone metastases were mainly observed before and after treatment.χ2 test was performed to analyze data.
Results The overall palliative pain relief rates in the experimental treatment groups A and B were 81.25% and 83.33%, respectively. For the control group, the palliative pain relief rate was 57.58%. Statistically significant differences in the overall palliative pain relief rate (χ2=6.801) were observed among groups A, B, and the control with single-treatment modalities. Significant dif-ferences were also observed in the improvement of the whole-body Kamofsky performance status score (51.52%, 80.00%, and 71.88%; χ2=6.246) and focal palliative rate (60.61%, 83.33% and 84.38%; χ2=6.362). Side effects did not increase significantly (χ2=1.885, P> 0.05).
Conclusion The combined treatments of 89Sr and 99Tc-MDP as well as 89Sr and zoledronic acid are more effective than the single-treatment modalities in bone pain relief associated with bone metastasis. These combinations can significantly improve the efficacy of the treatment of bone metastasis in lung cancer patients.