View Full Version : Amgen Bone Drug Shows Promise
tousled1
12-15-2007, 08:31 AM
Patients taking hormone blockers to fight breast cancer showed improvements in bone density when given shots of an experimental Amgen Inc. bone drug, researchers said
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suzan w
12-15-2007, 06:35 PM
wonder what the drug is?
Denosumab
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<!-- start content -->Denosumab (formerly known as AMG 162) is a human (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human) monoclonal antibody (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monoclonal_antibody) which is used to treat osteoporosis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteoporosis). Denosumab is designed to target RANK Ligand, a protein that acts as the primary signal to promote bone removal. In many bone loss conditions, RANK Ligand overwhelms the body's natural defense against bone destruction.
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