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Effects of Zoledronic Acid on Cathepsin K circulating levels in patients with bone metastasis.
2007
Cathepsin K serum levels were determinated in patients with bone metastases from breast cancer or prostate cancer in therapy with zoledronic acid or in patients or in patients with located breast or prostate cancer end in patients with non malignant diseases and in healthy blood. donors (control group). Cathepsin K serum levels were significantly more eleved in healthy subjects or in patients with peimary osteoporosis. Furthermore, the administration of Zoledronic acid to patients with metastatic bome disease from breast or prostate cancer, induced a marked increase of Cathepsin K serum levels.
Osteonecrosis of the jaw as an adverse bisphosphonate event: Three cases of bone metastatic prostate cancer patients treated with zoledronic acid
2007
Bisphosphonates offer a significant improvement in the quality of life for cancer patients; these potent inhibitors of bone resorption have been shown to markedly reduce the morbidity frequently resulting from bone metastases. Despite the success of bisphosphonates as therapeutic agents, however, toxicity in the form of osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) is a rare complication whose incidence rate has climbed in recent years. ONJ is defined as an unexpected development of necrotic bone in the oral cavity, and is commonly associated with administration of the bisphosphonates Pamidronate and Zoledronate. Clinical features include local pain, soft-tissue swelling, and/or loose teeth; ONJ is also o…
Biomarcadores en Cáncer de Próstata Resistente a la Castración Metastásico: Adquisición, Valor Pronóstico-Predictivo y Patrones de Uso en la Pr…
2020
Introducción y objetivos: El cáncer de próstata representa el segundo cáncer más frecuente en hombres, con un 15% de los casos de cáncer en varones, y es la quinta causa de mortalidad en varones. En el cáncer de próstata metastásico, los objetivos del tratamiento son la paliación de síntomas presentes (dolor) además de la prevención de la aparición de nueva sintomatología o de complicaciones (eventos esqueléticos) y la prolongación de la supervivencia. En los últimos años, el avance en el diseño de fármacos y en el conocimiento de la biología molecular del cáncer de próstata avanzado ha permitido un tratamiento más eficiente y preciso mediante el uso de biomarcadores predictivos y de respue…