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Long-term safety of monthly zoledronic acid therapy beyond 1 year in patients with advanced cancer involving bone (LoTESS): A multicentre prospective phase 4 study
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Abstract
Malignant bone disease can cause significant morbidity. Monthly zoledronic acid (ZOL) reduces skeletal complications; however, limited data are available regarding long-term safety. We aimed to assess efficacy and safety of ZOL beyond 1 year of treatment. We prospectively evaluated 73 patients; breast cancer (n = 29), castrate-resistant prostate cancer (n = 13), multiple myeloma (n = 31) from 2006 to 2008 in 19 cancer centres. All patients were diagnosed with bone disease and had completed 1-2 years of monthly ZOL (4 mg) and received a further 1-2 years of therapy following contemporary guidelines for managing risks of osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) and renal toxicity. Overall rates of skeletal-related events (SREs), renal impairment and ONJ were assessed. Over the additional 1 year of treatment, only 5.5% (n = 4) of patients developed a new SRE. The overall Kaplan-Meier estimate for SRE incidence after 48 weeks on study was 6.75% (95 CI: 2.5-17.3). Although 51% of patients reported serious adverse events, only two cases were suspected as ZOL related. No patients had confirmed ONJ. The observed incidence of new renal impairment was 11% (none due to ZOL). Our study confirms the benefit over risk of continuing monthly ZOL for at least 2 years in patients with advanced cancer involving bone.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Authors/Creators: | Khalafallah, AA and Slancar, M and Cosolo, W and Abdi, E and Chern, B and Woodfield, RJ and Copeman, MC |
| Keywords: | bone metastasis, long-term safety, osteonecrosis of the jaw, renal impairment, zoledronic acid |
| Journal or Publication Title: | European Journal of Cancer Care |
| Publisher: | Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
| ISSN: | 0961-5423 |
| DOI / ID Number: | 10.1111/ecc.12638 |
| Copyright Information: | Copyright 2017 The Authors. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
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