Endocrinology

Bone health

Questions discussed in this category

Are there any concerns regarding side effects in changing from denosumab to zolendronic acid or vice versa?

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For patients on a bone-modifying agent for osteoporosis/severe osteopenia in the context of adjuvant AI therapy, how do you manage the bone-modifying agent once their AI course is complete?

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Papers discussed in this category

J Clin Oncol, 2019 Sep 18

Management of Osteoporosis in Survivors of Adult Cancers With Nonmetastatic Disease: ASCO Clinical Practice Guideline.

Cancer Chemother Pharmacol, 2021 Mar 31

Switching from zoledronic acid to denosumab increases the risk for developing medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw in patients with bone metastases.

J Bone Miner Metab, 2020 Jul 12

Zoledronic acid sequential therapy could avoid disadvantages due to the discontinuation of less than 3-year denosumab treatment.

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