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Samarium (153Sm) lexidronam (chemical name Samarium-153-ethylene diamine tetramethylene phosphonate abbreviated Samarium-153 EDTMP trade name Quadramet) is a chelated complex of a radioisotope of the element samarium with EDTMP. It is used to treat pain when cancer has spread to the bone.It is injected into a vein and distributed throughout the body where it is preferentially absorbed in areas where cancer has invaded the bone.
