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ArticleJournal of diabetes and metabolic disorders2019

Oncogenic osteomalacia and metastatic breast cancer: a case report and review of the literature.

Constantinos Savva, Jason Adhikaree, Srinivasan Madhusudan, Kamal Chokkalingam

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Article in Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Tumor-Induced Osteomalacia.Calcified tissue international · 2021
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  10. Role of Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 (FGF23) and αKlotho in Cancer.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Constantinos Savva1Cancer Sciences Unit, Centre for Cancer Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University Of Southampton, Tremona Road, Southampton, SO16 6YD UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0805-4719
Jason Adhikaree2Translational Oncology, Nottingham Breast Cancer Research Centre, Division of Cancer and Stem Cells, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG51 PB UK.
Srinivasan Madhusudan2Translational Oncology, Nottingham Breast Cancer Research Centre, Division of Cancer and Stem Cells, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG51 PB UK.
Kamal Chokkalingam4Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Medicine, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, NG5 1PB UK.
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust · GBUniversity of Nottingham · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/M003787/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesOncogenic osteomalacia is a rare paraneoplastic metabolic syndrome that is characterised by severe hypophosphataemia, hyperphosphaturia and osteomalacia secondary to renal loss of phosphate. It is commonly caused by overproduction of fibroblast growth factor-23 (FGF23) from benign tumours of mesenchymal origin. Currently, there is no clear evidence on the management of oncogenic osteomalacia in patients with metastatic solid tumours.

methodsWe report a case of breast cancer-induced oncogenic osteomalacia and discuss its diagnosis and management.

resultsA 71-year-old woman with advanced breast cancer developed symptomatic oncogenic osteomalacia with raised FGF23, severe hypophosphataemia and hypocalcaemia. The electrolytic disturbances were exacerbated after the administration of bisphosphonates in the context of her oncological treatment. Systemic chemotherapy and maintenance endocrine treatment along with phosphate and calcium supplementation reduced the activity of oncogenic osteomalacia and resolved the electrolytic imbalances.

conclusionsTo our knowledge, this is the first reported case of oncogenic osteomalacia in a patient with breast cancer. Oncogenic osteomalacia constitutes a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Pre-clinical and clinical evidence suggest that a possible underlying mechanism is the presence of molecular alterations in the FGF/FGFR signalling pathway leading to overexpression of FGF23. In metastatic setting, anticancer treatment can potentially lead to the normalisation of the electrolytic disturbances and reduction of the activity of oncogenic osteomalacia. The use of antiresorptive therapy in patients with bone metastases can potentially trigger FGF23 overexpression. Its use should be guided by the patients' risk of skeletal-related events and electrolytic disturbances as well as the degree of activity of oncogenic osteomalacia.

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Breast cancerHypocalcaemiaHypophosphataemiaTumour-induced osteomalacia

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PMID31275898
PMCPMC6582122
OpenAlexW2924342491

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