On June 12, 2020 Q BioMed (OTC: QBIO) reported that proud to be a Supporter of the Living Beyond Breast Cancer (LBBC) 2020 Virtual Conference on Metastatic Breast Cancer taking place June 13 and 14, 2020 (Press release, Q BioMed, JUN 12, 2020, View Source [SID1234561069]). Over 1,100 patients will be participating in this virtual conference, which has been providing people living with metastatic breast cancer and their families a safe, collaborative space to gather information and discover practical resources they need to make decisions for their physical and emotional health for almost 15 years.
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Sessions will cover the latest medical updates specific to cancer subtype, managing symptoms and side effects, caregiving, resiliency, managing the financial impact of cancer and more. The virtual conference is free. Please visit the conference website to participate https://metsconf.lbbc.org; The Conference tag is #lbbcmetsconf.
"Q BioMed is proud to be a Supporter of this important conference and to provide metastatic breast cancer patients who are living with painful bone metastases information about Strontium89, our recently launched non-opioid drug for the treatment of pain from metastatic cancer in the bone," stated Q BioMed CEO Denis Corin.
As cancer treatment and survival rates improve, bone mets are likely to become more common.[1]Unfortunately, up to 45% of patients with cancer-induced bone pain report poor pain control, and breast cancer is one of the two cancers most likely to metastasize to bone and cause pain.[2]
Studies have shown that breast cancer patients with painful bone mets can respond well to treatment with Strontium89. In the Strontium89 pivotal trial, as many as 79% of patients experienced pain relief with Strontium89, and twice as many patients treated with Strontium89 had no pain for 3 months compared with placebo. New pain sites were less frequent in patients treated with Strontium89[3],[4]. Strontium89 is administered once every 3 months via injection, and patients can be re-treated if needed. Please see Important Safety Information below and learn more at www.Strontium89.com.
INDICATION AND IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION:
INDICATION
Strontium89 (strontium chloride Sr-89 Injection, USP) is used for the relief of bone pain in patients with bone metastases. You should only use Strontium89 if you have been diagnosed with metastatic bone cancer.
Important Safety Information:
Strontium89 may affect bone marrow and may cause white blood cell and platelet counts to be lower than normal. To monitor these effects, your doctor will perform regular blood tests before and after your injection, usually at least every other week until your levels have recovered. This may take up to 6 months. Your doctor will decide if it is safe for you to get a repeat injection, 90 days later, if needed. If you already have seriously decreased bone marrow function, your doctor may decide that you should not receive Strontium89.
Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or planning to become pregnant. Strontium89 may cause harm to your unborn baby and should not be used if you are pregnant or planning to become pregnant. You should not nurse your baby while using Strontium89.
You should not use Strontium89 if you do not have cancer in your bone.
You should not use Strontium89 if you are younger than 18 years old.
You may feel flushed (your skin may get red and warm) right after your injection.
Side effects in clinical studies:
– One patient died from a blood infection caused by a severely low white blood cell count.
– A small number of patients reported a mild and brief increase in bone pain within 36 to 72 hours after injection that was controlled with oral pain medication.
– One patient had chills and fever 12 hours after injection but recovered.
These are not all of the side effects of Strontium89. If you have any questions or concerns about side effects, you should contact your doctor.
You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.FDA.gov/medwatch or call 1-800-FDA-1088.
Please see full Prescribing Information.
References:
1. Lipton A, Uzzo R, Amato RJ, et al. The science and practice of bone health in oncology: managing bone loss and metastasis in patients with solid tumors. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2009;7 Suppl 7:S1-29; quiz S30.
2. Smith HS, Barkin RL. Painful boney metastases. Am J Ther. 2014;21(2):106-130.
3. STRONTIUM CHLORIDE Sr-89 INJECTION, USP THERAPEUTIC [package insert]. Angleton, TX: IsoTherapeutics Group, LLC; 2020.
4. Porter AT, McEwan AJB, Powe JE, et al. Results of a randomized phase-III trial to evaluate the efficacy of strontium-89 adjuvant to local field external beam irradiation in the management of endocrine resistant metastatic prostate cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 1993;25(5):805-813.