Efficacy and safety of denosumab versus zoledronic acid in delaying skeletal-related events in patients with gastrointestinal cancer, pancreas-biliary system cancer, and other rare cancers

Background: Bone is a metastatic site for various types of cancer. Cancer patients in whom bone metastases progress often have skeletal-related events (SREs). Denosumab and zoledronic acid are both bone-modifying agents that prevent the occurrence of SREs. Denosumab has been shown to be superior to...

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Main Authors: Hiroo Imai, Ken Saijo, Hideharu Yamada, Kota Ohuchi, Yoshinari Okada, Keigo Komine, Masahiro Takahashi, Shin Takahashi, Masanobu Takahashi, Hideki Shimodaira, Chikashi Ishioka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-03-01
Series:Journal of Bone Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221213741630063X