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Rizzoli R., Yasothan U., Kirkpatrick P.
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Denosumab is an anti-receptor activator of nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB (RANK) ligand human monoclonal antibody studied as a treatment for postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMO) and bone destruction due to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or metastatic cancers. As of February 2009, the candidate was undergoing US Food and Drug Administration review, and might be ...
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Denosumab for the treatment of osteoporosis [PDF]
Low trauma fractures due to osteoporosis are a major health concern worldwide. Despite the availability of many therapeutic compounds to reduce fracture risk, osteoporosis remains undertreated and the burden of osteoporotic fractures remains high. Denosumab is a novel agent that acts to reduce bone turnover, improve bone mineral density, and reduce ...
Meryl S. LeBoff+2 more
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Rahul Girish+5 more
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Denosumab for the Treatment of Osteoporosis [PDF]
Denosumab, a specific inhibitor of RANK ligand, is a novel therapy for postmenopausal osteoporosis and related disorders. An extensive clinical development program has evaluated the clinical efficacy and safety of denosumab with several thousand patients being followed for up to 10 years.
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ABSTRACT Osteoporosis is one of the most common chronic diseases. This condition makes bones in a person to become more porous and fragile, therefore greatly increase their risk of suffering a fracture. In Asia, the mortality rate that are associated with these fractures occurred between 10–20% of cases within a year.
Raditya Pria Utama, Hesty Rohmatul Fajri
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Denosumab-Induced Immune Hepatitis [PDF]
Denosumab–Prolia®, Xgeva® (Amgen) is a fully human antibody to the receptor activator of the nuclear factor-K ligand (RANKL). Hepatotoxicity is extremely rare, with only one reported case of immune origin. We present a second case of hepatotoxicity resulting from an immune reaction to denosumab.
Ostrovsky, Viviana+5 more
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Denosumab: A comprehensive review
AbstractThe clinical sequelae from bone metastases, termed skeletal-related events (SREs), are among the most frequent and debilitating complications in patients with advanced cancer. Bone metastases are characterized by pathologically increased osteoclast activity, and accumulating evidence indicates that tumor cells interact within the bone to ...
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A review of denosumab for the treatment of osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is an age-related systemic skeletal disease characterized by low bone mass and microarchitectural deterioration of bone tissue, with a consequent increase in bone fragility. Bone remodeling involves two types of cells: osteoblasts and osteoclasts.
Sakae Tanaka+2 more
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Osteonecrosis of the Jaw in a Patient on Denosumab [PDF]
Osteonecrosis of the jaws (ONJ) clinically presents as exposed, necrotic bone in the maxilla or mandible of at least eight week duration, with or without the presence of pain, infection, or previous trauma in a patient who has not received radiation to the jaws (1–3).
Sotirios Tetradis+2 more
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