Newer Techniques for Bone Pain Palliation in Patients with Skeletal Metastasis

K Vidhya and Vandana KD

Department of Nuclear Medicine, AIIMS Rishikesh, India

^*Correspondance to: Vandana K Dhingra 

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Abstract:

Advanced cancer often metastasizes to the bone, causing significant discomfort, pain, impaired daily activity and reduced quality of life. Cancer incidence is on a rising trend in this day and era. And a big proportion of cancer patients have bony metastasis, which causes severe pain, which in majority of cases is even resistant to opioids and high grade analgesics. Currently available treatment options include analgesics, bisphosphonates, chemotherapy, radiation, surgery, hormone therapy, but come with the disadvantage of reduced efficacy and a wide spectrum of side effects. In this review, we try to discuss and summarize newer therapies like alpha radionuclide therapy, image-guided energy ablation, FLASH radiotherapy, and intrathecal drug delivery systems show promise in improving pain management and quality of life for these patients.

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Cite the Article:

K Vidhya, Vandana KD. Newer Techniques for Bone Pain Palliation in Patients with Skeletal Metastasis. Clin Oncol. 2024;9:2101..