Annals of Oncology Advance Access originally published online on March 5, 2009
Annals of Oncology 2009 20(4):796-797; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp026
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Zoledronic acid-induced regression of multiple metastases at nonskeletal sites
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Bisphosphonates have been shown to reduce s
keletal complications
in individuals with bone metastases secondary to a wide range
of solid tumors including lung, breast, and prostate cancer
[1]. They are widely administered as palliative agents together
with chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, or irradiation [2]. In
addition, several types of cancer cells including hematologic
malignancies respond to bisphosphonates
in . . . [Full Text of this Article]
K. Okamoto, J. Tsurutani*, M. Terashima, I. Okamoto and K. Nakagawa
Department of Medical Oncology, Kinki University School of Medicine, Osakasayama, Osaka, Japan
* (E-mail: tsurutani_j@dotd.med.<b><font color=.../b>indai.ac.jp)