[Multidisciplinary strategy for lung cancer patients with bone metastasis]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2008 Oct;35(10):1783-6.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

The fall of QOL by bone metastasis poses a problem with the increase in lung cancer. The examples of long-term survival of lung cancer are also increasing by progress of chemotherapy or molecular-targeted therapy. Now, in addition to the conventional radiotherapy, the multidisciplinary treatment including a newer bisphosphonates or an orthopedic operation has been needed to bone metastasis of lung cancer. We presented the lung cancer case who showed the symptoms in transcervical pathologic fracture and whose QOL was improved by orthopedic surgery, radiotherapy to bone metastasis, chemotherapy, gamma knife surgery, and treatment with zoledronic acid and gefitinib.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Bone Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Bone Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Bone Neoplasms / surgery
  • Bone Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Carcinoembryonic Antigen / blood
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / blood
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Lung Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Radiography

Substances

  • Carcinoembryonic Antigen