Methods for treating a bone tumor, in particular pain associated with bone
tumor, by administration to a patient of a therapeutically effective
amount of an agent are disclosed. The agent may include a clostridial
neurotoxin component attached to a targeting moiety, wherein the targeting
moiety is selected from the group consisting of transmission compounds
which can be released from neurons upon the transmission of pain signals
by the neurons, and compounds substantially similar to the transmission
compounds.