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Bone and cancer: Pathophysiology and treatment of metastases

J. A. Kanis
- 01 Aug 1995 - 
- Vol. 17, Iss: 2
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There are now several studies which have examined the effects of the bisphosphonates on skeletal morbidity in breast cancer, and both clodronate and pamidronate decrease the incidence of hypercalcemia, bone pain, and pathological fractures, but do not significantly alter mortality.
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This article is published in Bone.The article was published on 1995-08-01. It has received 84 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Bone disease & Bone remodeling.

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Reduction in New Metastases in Breast Cancer with Adjuvant Clodronate Treatment

TL;DR: Clodronate can reduce the incidence and number of new bony and visceral metastases in women with breast cancer who are at high risk for distant metastases.
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A systematic review of the role of bisphosphonates in metastatic disease.

TL;DR: Most evidence supports the use of intravenous aminobisphosphonates in breast cancer patients where fractures are prevented, and economic modelling showed that for acute hypercalcaemia, drugs with the longest cumulative duration of normocalcaemia were most cost-effective.
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Cancer and bone

TL;DR: Local Mechanisms by Which Tumors Affect the Skeleton A. Clinical manifestations B. Pathophysiology of the metastatic process to bone C. Local tumor syndromes in bone D. Therapy of tumor in bone
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Bisphosphonates for breast cancer

TL;DR: This systematic review found that bisphosphonates reduced the risk of developing a skeletal event by 14% in women with advanced breast cancer and existing bone metastases, and statistically significant reductions were reported in six trials.
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Bisphosphonates. Pharmacology and use in the treatment of tumour-induced hypercalcaemic and metastatic bone disease.

TL;DR: By inhibiting bone resorption, these compounds correct hypercalcaemia and hypercalciuria, reduce pain, the occurrence of fractures, as well as the development of new osteolytic lesions, and in consequence improve the quality of life.
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Double-blind controlled trial of oral clodronate in patients with bone metastases from breast cancer.

TL;DR: Findings indicate that oral clodronate has a beneficial effect on the skeletal morbidity associated with breast cancer and should be considered as antiosteolytic therapy in affected patients.
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Pathophysiology and Treatment of Paget's Disease of Bone

John A. Kanis
TL;DR: Topics covered in this book include epidemiology, pathophysiology, imaging techniques, biochemical and endocrine aspects, clinical features and complications, differential diagnosis, drug treatments, management and assessment of response and aetiology.
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Interleukin‐1β is a potent inhibitor of bone formation in vitro

TL;DR: Inhibition of bone formation occurred when cultures were exposed to IL‐1β at both early and late time periods and was unaffected by the presence of indomethacin or by the osteoclast inhibitors calcitonin and γ‐interferon.
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Long-term controlled trial with diphosphonate in patients with osteolytic bone metastases.

TL;DR: The formation of new bone metastases and the growth of old ones seemed to be retarded by Cl2MDP, which seemed to reduce bone pain and bone resorption and prevent the development of hypercalcaemia caused by osteolytic metastases.
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