The invention provides a method for the palliation of bone pain due to cancer by the administration of a unique dosage of a tin-117m (Sn-117m) stannic chelate complex in a pharmaceutically acceptable composition. In addition, the invention provides a method for simultaneous palliation of bone pain and radiotherapy in cancer patients using compositions containing Sn-117m chelates. The invention also provides a method for palliating bone pain in cancer patients using Sn-117m-containing compositions and monitoring patient status by imaging the distribution of the Sn-117m in the patients. Also provided are pharmaceutically acceptable compositions containing Sn-117m chelate complexes for the palliation of bone pain in cancer patients.
This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/743,287, filed Nov. 4, 1996 and now U.S. Pat. No. 5,853,695, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/237,003, filed May 2, 1994 and now abandoned.
