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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2020

Role of Bone Targeting Agents in the Prevention of Bone Metastases from Breast Cancer.

Stella D'Oronzo, Erica Silvestris, Angelo Paradiso, Mauro Cives, Marco Tucci

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Metastasis Inhibition.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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  10. Osteocytes and Bone Metastasis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Stella D'OronzoDepartment of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy.
Erica SilvestrisGynecologic Oncology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Tumori "Giovanni Paolo II", 70124 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7415-5986
Angelo ParadisoIRCCS Istituto Tumori "Giovanni Paolo II", 70124 Bari, Italy.
Mauro CivesDepartment of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3013-1816
Marco TucciDepartment of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4008-4897
Istituto Tumori Bari · ITUniversity of Bari Aldo Moro · IT

Funding

Apulia Region Tecnopolo per la Medicina di Precisione", GR Puglia 2117/2018
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Breast cancer (BC) is the most common malignancy in women worldwide and leads, in more than 70% of patients with advanced disease, to skeleton colonization and formation of bone metastases (BM). This condition implies a severe disability and deterioration of the quality of life, with consequent additional social costs. In recent decades, several studies explored the role of agents acting within the bone microenvironment to counteract BM development, and several bone-targeting agents (BTAs) have been introduced in the clinical practice to manage bone lesions and reduce the risk of skeletal complications. However, long-term exposure to these agents is not free from potential toxicities and needs careful monitoring. In this context, the potential capability to prevent BM onset in selected BC patients, through the early administration of BTAs, has been explored by several researchers, with the belief that "prevention is better than cure" and that, ultimately, metastatic BC is an incurable condition. Here, we revised the mechanisms of BM development in BC as well as the strategies for selecting high-risk patients suitable for early BTA treatment.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBiomarkersBone and BonesBone Density Conservation AgentsBone NeoplasmsBreast NeoplasmsChemotherapy, AdjuvantDenosumabDiphosphonatesFemaleHumansNeoadjuvant TherapyPrognosisRecurrenceTreatment OutcomeTumor MicroenvironmentBiomarkersBone Density Conservation AgentsDenosumabDiphosphonatesbisphosphonatesbone metastasis preventionbone-targeting agentsbreast cancerdenosumab

Identifiers

PMID32344743
PMCPMC7215395
OpenAlexW3020119366

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