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Quadramet

Active Ingredient(s): Samarium-153 Lexidronam
First Approved by the FDA: March 28, 1997
Pharmaceutical Company: CYTOGEN






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Samarium-153 Lexidronam (chemical Name Samarium-153-ethylene Diamine Tetramethylene Phosphonate, Abbreviated Samarium-153 Edtmp, Trade Name Quadramet) Is A Complex Of A Radioisotope Of The Lanthanide Element Samarium With The Chelator Edtmp Which Is Used To Treat Pain When Cancer Has Spread To The Bone. It Is Injected Into A Vein And Distributes Throughout The Body. It Homes In On Areas Where Cancer Has Invaded The Bone. Once There, The Radioisotope Emits Beta Particles (electrons) Which Kill Th ...

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anyone know if there's a limit to how many full treatments one can have. Can one have these treatments again when pain returns?
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