cheap osteoporosis drug found to reduce spread to bone by 56%
 

Experts are excited by trial results which suggest the £5-a-day drug could revolutionise treatment of the disease. The drug has been found to stop the spread of breast cancer to the bones by more than 50 per cent, and cut the death rate by 23 per cent.

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Re: cheap osteoporosis drug found to reduce spread to bone by 56%
 

Is this any different from the drugs already available, and the hoopla about 4 years ago stating they were almost miraculous, now warnings about bone fractures, esophageal cancer, and osteonecrosis of the jaw? Or is it a completely different drug?

Re: cheap osteoporosis drug found to reduce spread to bone by 56%
 

Anne dunno what is the name of the drug you are referring too? this one is called bonefos. Truth is I just saw it and thought i would post it for those with bony lesions or osteo prob from homonal treatment: i have neither of those so i am not knowledgeable on the question and doing my research on how to save my lungs at the mo..please feel free to bring better research to that post, i think i will stop posting when i do not know more about it. but the news and the study there are referring to dates from 2011 and a simple search does not lead me to the critic you are mentioning. Can you elaborate for others?

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http://cancerhelp.cancerresearchuk.o...ium-clodronate

http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=124371

Re: cheap osteoporosis drug found to reduce spread to bone by 56%
 

I think that Ann is referring to bisphosphonates (fosomax, actonel?)

Re: cheap osteoporosis drug found to reduce spread to bone by 56%
 

This is Clondronate which is in a trial as one of the drugs along with Boniva and Zometa. From what I had seen Clondronate was not as effective as Zometa and was evenly matched with Boniva. Nothing really new here, I think.

Re: cheap osteoporosis drug found to reduce spread to bone by 56%
 

Interesting.Will it replace zoletrust?