OBJECTIVES: A Phase III randomized trial was designed to assess the effectiveness of samarium-153 (153Sm)-lexidronam for palliation of bone pain in patients with hormone-refractory prostate cancer. METHODS: A total of 152 men with hormone-refractory prostate cancer and painful bone metastases were enrolled in a prospective, randomized, double-blind trial comparing radioactive (153Sm) versus nonradioactive (152Sm) lexidronam complexes. Patients were randomized (2:1) to the radioactive (153Sm) agent. Patient diaries recording daily pain and analgesic use were completed during a planned 16-week evaluation period. Nonresponders were informed of the treatment received after 4 weeks of treatment and, if initially treated with placebo, were allowed to receive 153Sm-lexidronam in an open-label fashion. Pain was measured using validated patient-derived visual analog scales and pain descriptor scales. RESULTS:153Sm-lexidronam had positive effects on measures of pain relief compared with placebo within 1 to 2 weeks. Reductions in opioid use were recorded at weeks 3 and 4. Because nonresponders were unblinded at week 4, statistical comparisons between the arms beyond week 4 were not possible. Mild, transient bone marrow suppression was the only adverse event associated with 153Sm-lexidronam administration. The mean nadir white blood cell and platelet count (3 to 4 weeks after treatment) was 3800/microL and 127,000/microL, respectively. Counts recovered to baseline after approximately 8 weeks. No grade 4 decreases in either platelets or white bloods cells were documented. CONCLUSIONS: These findings demonstrate that 1 mCi/kg 153Sm-lexidronam is both safe and effective for the palliation of painful bone metastases in patients with hormone-refractory prostate cancer.
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OBJECTIVES: A Phase III randomized trial was designed to assess the effectiveness of samarium-153 (153Sm)-lexidronam for palliation of bone pain in patients with hormone-refractory prostate cancer. METHODS: A total of 152 men with hormone-refractory prostate cancer and painful bone metastases were enrolled in a prospective, randomized, double-blind trial comparing radioactive (153Sm) versus nonradioactive (152Sm) lexidronam complexes. Patients were randomized (2:1) to the radioactive (153Sm) agent. Patient diaries recording daily pain and analgesic use were completed during a planned 16-week evaluation period. Nonresponders were informed of the treatment received after 4 weeks of treatment and, if initially treated with placebo, were allowed to receive 153Sm-lexidronam in an open-label fashion. Pain was measured using validated patient-derived visual analog scales and pain descriptor scales. RESULTS:153Sm-lexidronam had positive effects on measures of pain relief compared with placebo within 1 to 2 weeks. Reductions in opioid use were recorded at weeks 3 and 4. Because nonresponders were unblinded at week 4, statistical comparisons between the arms beyond week 4 were not possible. Mild, transient bone marrow suppression was the only adverse event associated with 153Sm-lexidronam administration. The mean nadir white blood cell and platelet count (3 to 4 weeks after treatment) was 3800/microL and 127,000/microL, respectively. Counts recovered to baseline after approximately 8 weeks. No grade 4 decreases in either platelets or white bloods cells were documented. CONCLUSIONS: These findings demonstrate that 1 mCi/kg 153Sm-lexidronam is both safe and effective for the palliation of painful bone metastases in patients with hormone-refractory prostate cancer.
Authors: María Velasco Latrás; Luis Carreras Coderch; Fernando Antoñanzas Villar; Juan Coya Viña; José Martín Comín; Francisco Martínez Carderón; José Nieto Martín-Bejarano; Alberto Sáenz Cusí; Gala Serrano Bermúdez; Amaya Echevarría Icaza Journal: Clin Transl Oncol Date: 2005-06 Impact factor: 3.405
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