Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: * Breast cancer patients with radiographic evidence of bone metastases (by plain film, computed tomography \[CT\], magnetic resonance imaging \[MRI\], positron emission tomography \[PET\] or bone scan) within 8 weeks of registration * Weight bearing sites: pelvis (excluding pubis), femur, sacrum and/or sacroiliac joints, tibia, up to 5 consecutive cervical, thoracic or lumbar vertebral bodies, lumbosacral spine * Non-weight bearing sites: up to 3 consecutive ribs, humerus, fibula, radius +/- ulna, clavicle, sternum, scapula, pubis * Patients with and without pain related to the radiographically documented metastases are eligible for study * Ability to understand and the willingness to sign an Institutional Review Board (IRB)-approved informed consent document Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant women will be excluded