Analgesic effect of calcitonin in patients with metastatic bone lesions from urogenital cancer
Ohnishi, K.; Nakagawa, S.; Miyashita, H.; Itakura, Y.; Saito, M.; Ohe, H.; Watanabe, H.
Hinyokika Kiyo. Acta Urologica Japonica 33(5): 682-685
1987
ISSN/ISBN: 0018-1994 PMID: 3661335 Document Number: 292010
The analgesic effect of eel-calcitonin (Elcitonin) was evaluated in 10 patients with metastatic bone lesions from urogenital cancer. Five patients had renal cell carcinoma, while the remaining 5 patients had prostatic cancer. Eel-calcitonin was injected intravenously to each patient at a dose of 80 units every day. The drug was markedly effective for 3 patients, effective for 4 patients and ineffective for 3 patients. The effect was better for prostatic cancer than renal cell carcinoma.