Table 2 Treatments to bone cancers

From: Bone targeted nano-drug and nano-delivery

Classification

Treatment

RIMARY BONE TUMOUR

Benign bone tumour

Tumour removal, bone restoration

Malignant bone tumour

Limb-sparing surgery, amputation, chemotherapy, radiotherapy

Borderline bone tumour

High malignancy risk-consider lymph node dissection or amputation

Local therapy or radio/chemo; Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)

Bone marrow and hematopoietic system tumours

Pain relief, infection treatment, blood transfusions, electrolyte balance correction; Chemotherapy; Radiotherapy; Surgery

Neoplasmoid lesion

Surgery if discomfort from suspected malignancy

SECONDARY BONE TUMOUR

Metastatic tumour

Whole body treatment options: Chemotherapy, targeted therapy, endocrine therapy, immunotherapy and TCM.

Local treatments: surgery, radiotherapy, radionuclide therapy and interventional therapy; Drug therapy: bisphosphonates, analgesics, etc.

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