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Denosumab for Prevention of Fractures in Postmenopausal Women with Osteoporosis

J.S. Dungan
- 01 Jan 2010 - 
- Vol. 2010, pp 366-368
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This article is published in Yearbook of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health.The article was published on 2010-01-01. It has received 556 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Denosumab & Osteoporosis.

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Osteoporosis: now and the future

TL;DR: Novel treatment strategies have been developed that aim to inhibit excessive bone resorption and increase bone formation and the most promising novel treatments include denosumab, a monoclonal antibody for receptor activator of NF-κB ligand; odanacatib, a specific inhibitor of the osteoclast protease cathepsin K; and antibodies against the proteins sclerostin and dickkopf-1, two endogenous inhibitors of bone formation.
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