Trade Names:Quadramet- Injection 1850 MBq/mL
Consisting of radioactive samarium and a tetraphosphonate chelator, EDTMP. The mechanism of action of samarium in relieving the pain of bone metastases is not known.
Relief of pain in patients with osteoblastic metastatic bone lesions that enhance on radionuclide bone scan.
Ankylosing spondylitis; Paget disease; rheumatoid arthritis.
Hypersensitivity to EDTMP or similar phosphonate compounds.
IV 1 mCi/kg, administered over a period of 1 min through a secure indwelling catheter and followed with a saline flush. Exercise caution when determining the dose in very thin or very obese patients.
Thaw at room temperature before administration and use within 8 h. Store frozen at −20° to −10°C (−4° to 14°F) in a lead shielded container.
Do not give samarium concurrently with chemotherapy or external beam radiation therapy unless the benefit outweighs the risks. Do not give samarium after either of these treatments until there has been time for adequate marrow recovery.
None well documented.
Arrhythmias; chest pain; hypertension; hypotension; sinus bradycardia; vasodilation.
Dizziness; paresthesia; spinal cord compression; cerebrovascular accident/stroke.
Purpura; rash.
Abdominal pain; diarrhea; nausea; vomiting.
Ecchymosis; epistaxis; hematuria; bone marrow suppression; coagulation disorder; hemoglobin decreased; leukopenia; lymphadenopathy; thrombocytopenia; bone marrow toxicity.
Bronchitis; cough increased; pneumonia.
Fever; chills; unspecified infection; oral moniliasis; myasthenia; pathologic fracture.
Category C .
Discontinue breast-feeding or discontinue the drug.
Safety and efficacy in children younger than 16 yr of age have not been established.
Some patients have reported a transient increase in bone pain shortly after injection (flare reaction). This is usually mild and self-limiting and occurs within 72 h of injection.
Samarium causes bone marrow suppression. Use with caution in patients with compromised bone marrow reserves.
Verify dose.
Use caution and appropriate monitoring.
Spinal cord compression frequently occurs in patients with known metastases to the cervical, thoracic, or lumbar spine. Administration for pain relief of metastatic bone cancer does not prevent the development of spinal cord compression.
Take special precautions with bladder catherization in incontinent patients to minimize the risk of radioactive contamination.
Exercise caution when administering to patients at risk for developing hypocalcemia.
A transient increase in bone pain shortly after injection (flare reaction) may occur.
Bone marrow suppression.
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