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Thus, we believe that this pain can be successfully managed with minimally invasive sympathetic blockade (SB). <jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold> In a retrospective observational cohort, we reviewed patients who underwent single-shot SB for uncontrolled cancer-related bone pain despite receiving opiate analgesics and other interventions. We documented the Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale (ESAS) ratings, the numeric rating scale (NRS) pain scores, and the morphine equivalent daily dose (MEDD) before and after SB. <jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> The final cohort included 43 patients (median age, 58 years [range, 23\u201386 years]) with a history of bone pain experienced for a median of 6 months (IQR, 3\u201312 months). Comparing before and after the SB, patients had pain reduction \u20136 (IQR, \u20137 to \u20134; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>&lt;.001), reduction of ESAS scores of \u201317 (IQR, \u201323 to \u20133; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>&lt;.001), and reduction of MEDD \u201357 mg (95% CI, \u201379 to \u201334; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>&lt;.001). The treatment was well tolerated. <jats:bold>Conclusions:<\/jats:bold> Blockade of sympathetic afferent innervation is an effective and cost-effective modality that can be safely used to palliate intractable pain in patients with malignant bone pain.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.6004\/jnccn.2024.7028","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,10,16]],"date-time":"2024-10-16T12:47:51Z","timestamp":1729082871000},"page":"537-542","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Sympathetic Blockade for Pain Associated With Nonaxial Bone Lesions in Patients With Cancer: An Uncontrolled Cohort"],"prefix":"10.6004","volume":"22","author":[{"given":"Carlos J.","family":"Roldan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pain Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX"},{"name":"Department of Emergency Medicine, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alice L.","family":"Ye","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pain Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Edward","family":"Podgorski","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pain Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jonathan","family":"Song","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pain Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Matthew","family":"Chung","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pain Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Billy","family":"Huh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pain Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"4047","reference":[{"key":"B1","author":"Rajani R","unstructured":"Rajani R, Quinn RH. 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