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Old 09-15-2011, 06:50 AM   #1
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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.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz1Y1rAoLK4
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...st-cancer.html
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April 2012: Teresa Trial, randomised to TDM1
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Dec 2012 Starting new trial S-222611 phase 1b dual egfr her2+ inhibitor.



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Old 09-15-2011, 08:11 AM   #2
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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?
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Old 09-15-2011, 10:01 AM   #3
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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
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liver mets: 6 tumours
July 06 to Jan 07: 2*FEC+6*Taxotere; 3*TACE; LITT
March 07- Sept 07: Vaccination trial (phase 2, peptide based) at the UW (Seattle).
Herceptin since 2006
NED til Oct 09
Recurrence Oct 2009: to internal mammary gland since October 2009 missed on Oct and March 2010 scan.. palpable nodes in May 2010 when I realised..
Nov 2011:7 mets to lungs progressing fast failed hercp/tykerb/xeloda combo..

superior vena cava blocked: stent but face remains puffy

April 2012: Teresa Trial, randomised to TDM1
Nov 2012 progressing on TDM1
Dec 2012 blockage of my airways by tumours, obliteration of these blocking tumours breathing better but hoping for more- at mo too many tumours to count in the lungs and nodes.

Dec 2012 Starting new trial S-222611 phase 1b dual egfr her2+ inhibitor.



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Old 09-15-2011, 10:33 AM   #4
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Re: cheap osteoporosis drug found to reduce spread to bone by 56%

I think that Ann is referring to bisphosphonates (fosomax, actonel?)
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Old 09-15-2011, 06:33 PM   #5
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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.
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Old 09-16-2011, 04:28 AM   #6
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Question Re: cheap osteoporosis drug found to reduce spread to bone by 56%

Interesting.Will it replace zoletrust?
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Herceptin started again on 27th Dec 2012.Xeloda stopped Navelbin added on 7th February 2013.Now on Tykerb Herceptin and Navelbin
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