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Trial reportInternational journal of clinical oncology2011

Effects of intravenous zoledronic acid and oral ibandronate on early changes in markers of bone turnover in patients with bone metastases from non-small cell lung cancer.

Filippo Francini, Alessandra Pascucci, Gianluca Bargagli, Edoardo Francini, Raffaele Conca, Salvatora Tindara Miano, Ignazio Martellucci, Cristina Migali, Giuseppe Gotti, Anna Ida Fiaschi and 2 more

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Trial report in International journal of clinical oncology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Bisphosphonates in the treatment of patients with lung cancer and metastatic bone disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2012
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Filippo FranciniDepartment of Odontostomatology and Maxillo-Facial Surgery, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
Alessandra Pascucci
Gianluca Bargagli
Edoardo Francini
Raffaele Conca
Salvatora Tindara Miano
Ignazio Martellucci
Cristina Migali
Giuseppe Gotti
Anna Ida Fiaschi
Annunziata Cozzolino
Roberto Petrioli
University of Siena · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe aim of this study was to assess the early effects of zoledronic acid (ZOL) and oral ibandronate (IBA) on the bone resorption marker s-CTX (serum C-telopeptide of collagen type I) and the bone formation marker B-ALP (bone-alkaline phosphatase) in patients with bone metastases from non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

methodsFifty-five patients with at least one site of bone metastasis secondary to NSCLC were randomly assigned to receive intravenous ZOL 4 mg every 4 weeks, or oral IBA 50 mg/day.

resultsAt 1 month of treatment, s-CTX was reduced by 54.8% (95% CI 40.4-59.8%) in the ZOL group (26 evaluable patients) compared with 38.2% (95% CI 29.8-48.7%) in the oral IBA group (27 evaluable patients) (p = 0.03). At 3 months, s-CTX was reduced by 72.6% (95% CI 58.6-71.3%) in the ZOL group, compared with 66.4% (95% CI 54.3-79.5%) in the oral IBA group (p = 0.22). Both bisphosphonates similarly decreased the bone marker B-ALP at 1 month (ZOL 24.7%, 95% CI 3.6-39.5%, and IBA 24.2%, 95% CI 2.8-43.4%) and 3 months (ZOL 28.6%, 95% CI +2.8-43.3%, and IBA 24.2%, 95% CI 3.2-47.4%). Both bisphosphonates were well tolerated.

conclusionConsidering the changes in bone markers, ZOL and oral IBA show comparable efficacy in patients with NSCLC and bone metastases.

Indexed as

Administration, OralAgedAlkaline PhosphataseBiomarkers, TumorBone Density Conservation AgentsBone NeoplasmsBone RemodelingBone ResorptionCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCollagen Type IDiphosphonatesFemaleHumansIbandronic AcidImidazolesInjections, IntravenousAlkaline PhosphataseALPL protein, humanBiomarkers, TumorBone Density Conservation AgentsCollagen Type Icollagen type I trimeric cross-linked peptideDiphosphonatesIbandronic AcidImidazolesPeptidesZoledronic Acid

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PMID21240683
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